The September Shift

In gardening, September signifies a shift from summer to fall. It's a time for harvesting mature crops, planting cool-season vegetables, transplanting, and preparing for winter. Check out this month's KGE blogs and YouTube videos covering topics from garden to table and everything in between!

RECENT BLOGS

Simple Seed Harvest and Storage Tips

I love gardening and the opportunity to harvest and store the seeds from the plants I grew this year for the next year's planting! How do I do it? I grow organic heirloom plants that are open-pollinated which enables them to develop seeds within the same growing season and ensure that an almost exact copy will grow the following year. Let's check out a few plants that are the simplest to gather seeds from...

Heirloom Plants: Heirloom plants are vintage varieties cultivated for generations due to their special traits and heritage.

Unique Methods to Preserve the Harvest

If you look beyond the usual methods of canning and freezing the garden harvest, you will find a whole new world of exciting possibilities waiting for discovery! Here are some “unique ways” to preservation:

Infusing Oils and Vinegars, Fruit Chutneys and Relishes, Sugar Preservation, Salt Preservation         

Fall Planting with Perennials

As the summer season starts to transition into cooler temperatures, now is the time to start thinking about whether or not you want to add some perennials to your garden. The best time to plant your new perennials is when the temperatures start cooling, and they consistently don't rise above 80℉ (26℃).

Featured Plant: Kale - How to plant, grow, and cook it!

Every year, after my summer crops have been harvested, I eagerly anticipate the opportunity to start planting my cool-season crops! One of my top choices for planting is kale! It’s super easy to grow and I love to plant LOTS because I not only use it in my cooking, but I share it as well!!!

How to plant and grow kale, organic methods of pest management and control, kale recipes and nutritional facts        

What's New with YouTube?

Collect, Test, and Store Tomato Seeds

A quick "How To" collect, test, and store your tomato seeds from this year's harvest for next year's planting season!

How to Collect & Save Garden Seeds

I've put together a video about the different kinds of seeds you can collect, what factors can affect germination, a couple examples of collecting seeds from different plants, and a few tips on how to store your seeds.

Simple Crunchy Kale Salad Recipe

A very simple, quick, and healthy recipe using kale from the garden!

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?Until next time, have a fantastic gardening day!!!

Laura Christine, ND, CGC

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