Hort Shorts
- Keep the edible garden going by planting early-maturing greens and veggies for fall harvest. Vegetables to plant now include beets, carrots, spinach and bok choi (can withstand light frost) and kale and collards (can withstand heavy frost).
- Plant garlic from mid-September through November (on the early end of the range in the western parts of the state). Garlic needs adequate time for roots to develop before winter and about a two-month cold period for robust bulbs to form in spring.
- Before selecting trees and shrubs, learn the average height and spread at maturity and site them accordingly. This will save years of pruning and the need to butcher them when they encroach on streets, driveways, houses and utility lines.