There are a lot of great cool season vegetables that you can start right now. For those of you who worry about a mid-Fall frost or freeze grinding your garden to a halt, or for those of you who just want to grow vegetables in a hurry, today’s show features a selection of healthy edibles that will give you a harvestable crop in under 60 days.
Growing vegetables in containers? The size of that pot is of utmost importance. We have tips. Also, the plant of the week, the oleander shrub. Yes, it’s poisonous, but it is one of the best privacy screens you can plant.
It’s all on episode 129 of the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, brought to you today by Smart Pots and Dave Wilson Nursery.
And we will do it all in under 30 minutes. Let’s go!

Pictured:
Chioggia beets mature in 54 days from transplant.

Links:
Smart Pots
Dave Wilson Nursery
UC Davis Arboretum
Farmer Fred Rant: Now’s the Time to Start Cool Season Vegetables
Vegepod Raised Garden Bed
Fair Oaks Boulevard Nursery

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