September Vegetable Growing Calendar for Zone 4

Growing Calendar

  • Baby greens can still be sown.
  • Continue to harvest warm season . Cure (dry in sun) squashes, , onions, for storage before the first .
  • Thin fall vegetables. Put diseased plants in the green bin or garbage, and un-diseased plants.
  • Begin to watch the night time temperatures for early frost. Cover warm season crops as necessary to protect them.

Source: Master Gardeners of Vegetable Growing Calendar

Related Posts

Recent Additions

  • Common Milkweed

    Common Milkweed

    Milkweed, of which there are about 14 different types in Canada, is the only host plant for monarch butterflies. In summer, the female monarch feeds on the nectar and lays eggs on the underside of young leaves. Once the larvae emerge, they feed on the leaves, creating an arc-shaped hole. Several weeks later, after the…

    Read more

  • Coneflowers – Echinacea

    Coneflowers – Echinacea

    Echinacea is an excellent flower to grow in a garden because its brilliant colours stand out against the green surroundings. They make an eye-catching colour display, especially when placed amid shorter perennials, where the spectacular purple, pink, and white blooms shine out above the leaves. It is also one of the perennial border’s longest-blooming plants….

    Read more

  • Deadheading Flowers

    Deadheading Flowers

    Deadheading flowers is a very important job to do in the garden as it helps to increase the number of blooms on your plants. This morning dawned warm and humid. I am finding the quiet buzz of the insects and the chorus of birds to be relaxing as I prepare for the day. Breakfast with…

    Read more