The summertime window is now wide open for planting fall and winter vegetables.

Fall is like a second spring in our mild Pacific Northwest growing region. With a little seasonally adjusted planning, now through September is your window for planting another round of cool season crops for fall and winter harvest.

When it comes to deciding what to plant, think leafy greens, like Swiss chard, kale, arugula and salad greens. Sow leftover pea seeds thickly to produce a crop of tasty greens with sweet pea flavor even if the plants don’t produce pods. Mature root crops, like carrots, beets and turnips, hold nicely in the “outdoor refrigerator” that is the winter garden.

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GROW in The Seattle Times