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Cool Season Vegetables vs. Warm Season Vegetables

May 19, 2016 by Vanessa Myers

You can have two harvests per year with cool season vegetables


Image by Mark F. Levisay under a Flickr Creative Commons Attribution License

Cool Season Vegetables

  • Beets
  • Broccoli
  • Brussels sprouts
  • Cabbage
  • Carrots
  • Cauliflower
  • Celery
  • Chinese cabbage
  • Collards
  • Kale
  • Kohlrabi
  • Leeks
  • Lettuce
  • Mustard Greens
  • Parsley
  • Parsnip
  • Peas
  • Potatoes
  • Radish
  • Rutabaga
  • Swiss Chard
  • Turnips

Some vegetables come from areas that are generally temperate in nature. They have adapted to handle weather that dips below freezing and the plant will not usually be harmed too much. In fact, they tend to be better tasting after a frost rolls through! For example, kale plants will start producing sugars during freezing temperatures that will lessen the bitterness usually associated with this plant.

Since cool season vegetables do indeed like lower temperatures, they have the advantage of two planting opportunities. Plan on getting them out at the start of spring since they can struggle in the hot conditions that come in the middle of the year. They may also bolt, which means they rush to put out their flowers and seeds before the heat kills the plant.  Bolting can make vegetables like lettuce bitter.

Towards the end of summer, you can plant another crop to enjoy a fall harvest. Check the number of days until maturity and keep that in mind when you are choosing when to plant. Many can be planted in July or August. Quick ones like radishes can even possibly be planted later.

Click NEXT to see the Warm Season Veggies and when to plant!

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Vanessa Myers

Vanessa Myers started gardening at an early age. She would use her allowance to buy seeds from catalogs each season and plant little gardens in her yard. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Horticulture from BYU in Provo, UT. Currently she is on the hunt for a new house with a large lot so she can get into urban farming. In addition to a geek blog called 2 Dorks in Love, she will soon be detailing her garden adventures on A Bit Off Kilter.
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