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The Beginner's Garden with Jill McSheehy

438 - Fast Fall Crops You Can Still Plant in September

The Beginner's Garden with Jill McSheehy

Jill McSheehy

How To, Education, Home & Garden, Leisure

4.7 • 830 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

September can leave gardeners feeling torn — the weather whispers fall, but the garden seems ready to shut down. Should you plant more, or just call it quits until spring? In today's episode, I'll show you why the answer is yes — you can still plant, and you'll be glad you did.

We'll cover four categories of crops you can grow right now — greens, roots, brassicas, and herbs — plus the key differences between fall and spring planting that will make all the difference in your success.

Here's what you'll learn:

  • The fast-growing greens you can direct sow today for quick harvests.

  • Root crops that thrive in cooling soil (and how to get them to germinate).

  • Why fall brassicas do best from transplants.

  • Cool-season herbs that love September planting.

  • One piece of spring garden advice that doesn't work in fall.

You'll also hear my tips for moisture management, full sun placement, and how to think in terms of "baby harvests" instead of waiting for everything to fully mature.

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By the end, you'll know exactly what to plant now to keep your garden producing fresh food well into fall.

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

September hits and you're torn. Part of you is ready for crisp mornings and cozy routines,

0:06.7

but a part of you wonders if your garden is already done. Should you even think about planting more,

0:12.9

or should you just give up until spring? Now, if you're a regular here, you probably already

0:17.9

know my answer. And if you're new, welcome. My goal with every episode

0:22.3

is to help make growing your own food exciting, doable, and enjoyable. If that's your desire,

0:29.7

you are in the right place. While I'll always encourage you to enjoy the rewards of growing your

0:35.6

own food, I'm also a realist, and I know that we all

0:39.1

have lives besides our gardens. By September, most of us are ready for fall. Cozy mornings,

0:46.2

cooler air, football, pumpkin flavored everything, and the promise of change. But when it comes to the

0:52.9

garden, that shift can leave us feeling very uncertain.

0:57.1

Is it too late to plant? Will anything actually grow before the winter sets in? Do I even want to

1:03.3

try or just button it all up and put it away until spring? This uncertainty can often stop us

1:10.2

from doing anything at all in our gardens, but here, I want you to hear me.

1:16.7

You can still plant more than you think with just a fraction of the effort that the spring garden commands,

1:23.2

and you'll be thanking yourself in a month or two that you took the time to plant.

1:28.5

But what can you plant?

1:31.0

What is it not too late to plant?

1:33.2

Because some things are too late to plant.

1:35.6

Well, today I'm going to walk you through exactly which crops to sew or transplant right now for fresh harvests in the weeks ahead.

1:46.9

Plus, there's one piece of gardening advice that works fantastic in the spring and in the summer, but actually can work against you in the fall,

1:52.2

and we'll dig into that at the very end today. By the end of this episode, you'll know how to keep

1:58.2

your garden producing, even as the days get shorter. Now, today we're going to be

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