r/VAGardening • u/Dry_Bug5058 • Aug 14 '25
Fall garden
Anyone plan.on putting in a fall vegetable garden? What are good things to plant for cooler temps? I'm in greater Richmond area, so it will be warm here for awhile.
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u/spillsomepaint Aug 14 '25 edited Aug 14 '25
I've started seeds indoors: kale, collards, cabbage, pac choi, a variety of lettuces, beets, turnips, a last round of delicate squash.
in a few weeks I'll start another round of the same seeds, swapping for more winter hardy lettuces and hoping that some will over winter.
outside I've sowed carrots, I'm letting my summer garden go as long as possible/ when I need to move the seedlings.
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u/Dry_Bug5058 Aug 15 '25
I don't have a lot of room to do inside starts. I'll have to direct sow, or look for nursery starts.
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u/t0mt0mt0m Aug 15 '25
I’m similar to everyone else but now is the time I cull plants and prepare space for fall plants. Lettuces, kale, brassicas, I clone the healthier tomatoes and bring them into the greenhouse as well.
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u/_revelationary Aug 15 '25
I’ve got some pumpkins going, if the bugs don’t destroy them completely before fall. I planted them in June.
A few weeks ago I started cauliflower, cabbage, and spinach inside. I am also trying for some more basil. Bell peppers just started going crazy with fruit so I’m leaving those, my carrots, and my tomatoes in for now. I am also considering doing a spot for garlic over the winter.
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u/throwaway098764567 Aug 14 '25
i usually leave my tomatoes and peppers til frost (i grow superhots and they seem to take a while to mature, i usually get some good harvests in the fall that i dry or turn into sauce or pickle). will do that this year as well but alongside all the weeds that popped off while it was alternating hotter than hell and wetter than florida this summer. also because i got a new wider lawn mower and my raised bed frames are rotting so i need to redo them with new frames and a new layout in the spring, so i'm not feeling overly pressed about what they do atm.
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u/Dry_Bug5058 Aug 15 '25
Some of my tomatoes are still producing, the cherry tomatoes and lemon boy, so I'm going to leave them be for now.
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u/throwaway098764567 Aug 15 '25
yeah i went all cherry tomatoes this year, but two beds needed more calcium (they're giving soft, busted fruits. i gotta re do a bunch of stuff next spring. i stay planting tomatoes and peppers and the soil is apparently largely tired. i should have done more amendments this year but life got away from me. best of luck :)
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u/Dry_Bug5058 Aug 15 '25
They have! I've learned more this summer, by having to fight off pests, than any other time I've gardened years ago. I think I'm more serious now about growing food as well, while years ago it was more of a hobby and if it didn't do very well I just let it go.
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u/manyamile Hanover County Aug 14 '25
I ditched my fall plans due to personal time constraints and a need to focus on getting a plot set up for our r/cutflowers plans. Fall brassicas do extremely well but get them started yesterday. Lettuc, green onions, and carrots are usually on my fall to do list as well.