Best advice for planting fall vegetables

Sunday Gardener: Best advice for planting fall vegetables from Valley View Farms

TIME FOR SUNDAY. GARDENER I’M HERE AT VALLEY VIEW FARMS WITH CARRIE INGLE. GOOD MORNING. HEY, THERE. AND IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR WE’RE PLANTING SOME FALL SEASON CROPS, AND I LOVE VEGETABLES. SO AS YOU GO OUT, LIKE IN MY GARDEN. THE BEANS ARE KIND OF GIVING UP. THE CUCUMBERS ARE KIND OF GIVING UP. SO I CAN PULL THOSE OUT AND PUT THESE IN. BUT WE HAVE AN AWFUL LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. I LOVE THE BROCCOLI. AND WE CALL THESE PUSH UP PACKS. WE JUST TAKE THESE PACKS, PUSH UP ON THE BOTTOM AND YOU CAN SEE THE ROOT SYSTEM ALL READY TO GO. OH COOL. SO DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO LIKE, BREAK IT UP A LITTLE BIT? EXACTLY. YEAH. I GIVE THEM A SHOT OF FERTILIZER WHEN THEY FIRST GO IN. AFTER THAT, IT’S A SHORT ENOUGH SEASON THAT YOU’RE PROBABLY OKAY. HOW FAR APART ARE YOU PLANTING THOSE? SO BROCCOLI. YOU KNOW, YOU THINK ABOUT HOW BIG THEY ARE IN THE STORE. SO SO GIVE THEM ABOUT 16 18IN SOMEWHERE IN THERE TO GIVE THEM ROOM. THE OTHER NICE THING ABOUT BROCCOLI IS ONCE YOU HARVEST THAT CENTER HEAD THE BROCCOLI SPROUTS COME OUT. THOSE ARE MY FAVORITE. THEY COME OUT ON THE BOTTOM. SO DON’T GIVE UP ON THE PLANT. YEAH. SO GO HIGH ON THAT ONE. CUT. WHATEVER. THIS IS ONE LITTLE GUY THAT LOOKS LIKE IT MAY HAVE BEEN HIT BY AN INSECT, SO. OH, YEAH, BECAUSE I DON’T. YOU HATE WHEN THAT HAPPENS. I KNOW WHO’S EATING MY BROCCOLI. THAT’S MINE. WELL, WE HAD A BUNNY THAT WAS DOING SOME BIG DAMAGE, BUT THIS IS PROBABLY FROM A CABBAGE WORM OR CABBAGE. AND THEY THEY ARE THE SAME COLOR AS THEIR LITTLE CATERPILLARS. THEY’RE SAME COLOR AS THE LEAF, SO THEY’RE HARD TO SEE. WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU KNOW YOU HAVE THEM? YOU SPRAY THEM WITH BT, WHICH IS A NICE ORGANIC PESTICIDE THAT TAKES CARE OF JUST WORMS. BE CAREFUL THOUGH, BECAUSE IT’S GOING TO KILL ANY CATERPILLAR. SO JUST SPRAY WHAT YOU NEED TO SPRAY AND THEN GET OUT. GET OUT OF THERE. BUT THAT’S A GOOD WAY TO GO WITH THAT. GOOD TO KNOW. BRUSSELS SPROUTS. NOW THOSE BROCCOLI TAKE ABOUT 60 DAYS. THESE TAKE ABOUT 90. SO YOU’RE GOING TO GET LATER IN THE SEASON WITH THESE. IF WE HAD A HARD FREEZE THESE MAY NOT MAKE IT. BUT IN MOST YEARS THEY DO AROUND HERE. I SEE PEOPLE PULLING THESE IN NOVEMBER. THESE ARE THE COOLEST PLANTS THOUGH. SO YOU KNOW HOW BROCCOLI GROW. I MEAN BRUSSELS SPROUTS. THEY HAVE LIKE A LONG STEM AND THEY GROW UP THAT STEM, WHICH IS COOL RIGHT? YEAH. SO YOU GET A BUNCH OF THEM ON THERE. YEAH, THAT’S REALLY COOL. BUT IF YOU’RE LIKE GOING ON VACATION, YOU WANT THEM TO HARVEST ALL AT ONCE. IF YOU TIP THE TERMINAL BUD AT THE TOP OF THE PLANT, THEY’LL ALL COME BE READY ABOUT THE SAME TIME. I LIKE THAT, SPEED IT UP. GET ON. GET ON SCHEDULE, EVERYONE. A LOT OF DIFFERENT CABBAGES. I LIKE THE RED CABBAGE. I JUST THINK IT’S PRETTY. IF YOU’RE MAKING SLAW OR ANYTHING, IT IS PRETTY. YEAH. AGAIN, SIX PACK AND THEY’RE GOING TO GO. THESE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO TAKE 75 DAYS. SO THEY’RE KIND OF IN BETWEEN. THEY’RE GOING TO GET A DECENT SIZE HEAD ON THEM. SO AGAIN GIVE THEM SPACE. I’D PROBABLY GIVE THESE 18 TO 24IN IN THE GARDEN. OKAY I DO THESE IN MY EARTH BOX. SOMETIMES I GO MUCH CLOSER THAN THAT AND I DO FINE. SO I’LL PUT 4 OR 6 OF THEM IN ONE OF THOSE BIG EARTH BOXES THAT WE HAD BEFORE. AWESOME. IT’S GOOD TO KNOW THERE’S JUST SO MANY VARIETIES WE CAN PLANT NOW AS WE GET INTO THE COOLER MONTHS, AND SOME CAN EVEN HANDLE A LITTLE BIT OF FROST. YEAH, AND THE OTHER ONES, YOU CAN DO SOME SEED AS WELL. SO THIS IS A THESE ARE LITTLE SEEDS THAT HAVE BEEN PLANTED IN HERE. WE’RE JUST GOING TO DUNK THIS IN A BUCKET TO KIND OF SEPARATE ALL THESE TO PLANT. BUT BEETS RADISHES YOU CAN STILL PLANT THOSE FROM SEED. AND THEY’LL COME UP. AND YOU CAN STILL PLANT THINGS LIKE LEAF LETTUCE FROM SEED AND HAVE THEM COME UP EVEN THIS LATE IN THE SEASON. AND WE’LL HAVE A LOT OF OTHER THINGS OVER THERE. WE HAVE A CAULIFLOWER AND KALE AND THE TUSCAN KALE AND SPINACH AND COLLARD. WE’RE HAVING SALAD FOR DINNER. THIS

Sunday Gardener: Best advice for planting fall vegetables from Valley View Farms

Updated: 5:49 PM EDT Aug 17, 2025

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Broccoli, brussels sprouts, and cabbage: It’s the time to start planting your favorite fall vegetables. Carrie Engel from Valley View Farms gives her advice for thriving autumn crops.