August is the perfect time to refresh your garden with cool-season favorites like spinach, chard, kale, and lettuce that thrive as temperatures drop and can carry you into a flavorful fall harvest. With the right soil prep and steady watering, you can keep fresh vegetables coming well beyond summer.
Grow crisp, flavorful carrots the organic way with simple tips for preparing loose soil, sowing carefully, and keeping seedlings watered and thinned. With the right variety, sunlight, and low-nitrogen feeding, you’ll enjoy straight, sweet roots and a bigger harvest from your chemical-free garden.
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Kohlrabi is one of the toughest cool-weather vegetables you can grow, shrugging off chilly temperatures and still producing crisp, sweet stems when other crops have given up. Easy to plant, quick to mature, and delicious both raw and cooked, it’s a smart choice for gardeners who want an abundant harvest with minimal fuss.
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