It's not quite fall yet, but if you wait to fall to plant for fall, then you're gonna be in a world of trouble. So, Jacques, what are you thinking about for this coming fall?

Totally, so I mean, if you do miss that boat, it's actually a boat you can't really get back on.

Yeah, wait till next season.

Yeah, because basically, as we are tailing out on summer, the amount of sunlight hours decreases every single day.

And what happens is, if you don't get all your stuff ready, it's just not gonna be enough sun for those plants to actually grow into their final form.

So, at this point, I'm starting to think, what are my long season crops that I want to grow to potentially either harvest at the end of fall or to overwinter entirely into the spring?

So, those kind of things are my alliums, so I'm starting to think, okay, do I want to start some leaks now so I can harvest a couple before I get into winter and then also have some through the winter to grow into spring?

So, that's kind of the main thing I'm thinking about right now is leaks.

The other things that I might actually start soon, or even now, are things like brussel sprouts.

So, brussel sprouts, depending on the variety, could be anywhere from 90 to 200 day crop.

So, of course, I'm leaning towards a 90 because in San Diego, if the spring gets too hot, it basically just destroys your long-weighted brussel sprout crop.

So, one of my plans is I want to start a little earlier, like now, so that if I get them out in the garden and maybe protect them with some shade cloth, I should be able to harvest potentially into late fall and if not, for sure, I'll be able to harvest in early spring.

So, those are kind of those long-tail, long-winded crops that just need to be thought about earlier.

The other ones that I'm actually starting up now are going to be my winter squash.

So, winter squash is kind of like a funny name, but basically, you know, it means that it's something that you grow to store through the winter.

So, in order to store a winter squash properly, you have to grow it at the end of summer so that it could cure on the plant and actually die back properly.

If you do it in the summertime, it tends to not last as long. Or if you harvest it, like, if I harvested today, for example, I'm definitely not going to have it in the winter.

So, now's a good time to actually start those winter squash so that they will be ready to harvest and store through the winter.

So, I'm thinking this year I'll probably do a lot of kabocha squash because that's our household favorite by far.

And I probably will try, like, one pumpkin, like a porcelain doll. It's like a very fragrant, nice pumpkin that would be great for pies.

But I don't really don't do, like, a traditional pumpkin. Now, the other things that I'm also planning still right now are some more melons and some backup squash.

I like to succession my squash just to avoid any disease issues, but I'll be definitely starting up some more summer squash, and I'm also definitely starting up some more water melon.

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