As you're enjoying summer's bounty, it's time to start planning your cool season veggie garden. August and September are the ideal months to seed fall and winter crops such as beets, cabbage, broccoli, peas, kale, spinach, lettuce and much more. Find your microclimate (hot, sunny, foggy) and then consult the appropriate planting calendar to find which vegetables you can start by seed as well as seedlings you can plant.

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