Plants and Vegetables in the Fall

 

Carrots are harvested year-round in temperate areas. Unusual varietites are harvested during the carrots natural season, which is late summer and fall. Locally grown carrots are sometimes available from storage through early winter even in colder climates. Carrots take three weeks to sprout. They need to be in consistently moist soil and sometimes two weeks or more for germination.






Broccoli can be grown year-round in temperate climates. It's more sweet, less bitter and sharp when harvested in the cooler temperatures of fall in most climates. It takes broccoli takes four to seven days to start sprouting. broccoli seeds germinate best in temperatures between 45 and 85 degrees, and they can be sprouted in a house, greenhouse, or an outdoor garden's soil.





Cabbage is bright and crisp when raw and mellows and sweetens the longer its's cooked. The cooler the weather when its's harvested, the sweeter it tends to taste. Cabbage takes three to four days to sprout. the seed will germinate in a temperature range of 45 to 85 degrees.

Ryan Munoz