fall and winter vegetables Archives

USDA Zone Changes – How Does this Affect NW Gardeners?

March 7, 2024

A map of the US showing color ranges for the zones of hardiness for plants. The NW is surprisingly in a similar color range as most of the South, though not as warm as southern california, texas, or florida.

On November 15, 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued an update to its Hardiness Zone Map, moving the Shoreline/North Seattle area from Zone 8b to 9a. The map has long been a useful tool for gardeners to determine which perennial plants are likely to survive their region’s coldest temperatures. Zones are assigned…

The Dance of the Veggies P1: Succession Planting

April 7, 2022

What is Succession Planting? Simply put, succession planting means growing more than one crop, or growing several rounds of the same crop, in the same space within the same year. Does that sound a little intimidating? Don’t worry, it’s not as complex as you might think! If you want to make the most of your…

Hot Weather, Cool Veggies

August 7, 2018

Learn about the basics of summer planting for fall and winter harvest, as well as vegetables to plant as late as September for harvest the following spring.