Saturday, August 31, 2024

Waco Planting Calendar: September

 

Onions in our garden


Herbs and veggies to plant this month.  


START SEEDS OUTDOORS


Arugula*
Beans, Fava (Broad Beans)
(by Sept 14)*
Beets
Bok Choy (by Sept 25)*
Carrots
Celery (by Sept 4)
Chives** (see note)
Collards
Dill (by Sept 18)*, ****
Kale (by Sept 29)*, ***
Kohlrabi (by Sept 10)
Onion** (see note)
Leeks** (see note)
Lettuce, Leaf
Mustard
Oregano (Sept 4)*
Parsley
Peas (by Sept 9)*
Parsnips (by Aug 12)*
Rosemary (by Sept 18)*
Shallots (sets)**
Squash, summer (by Sept 10)
Swiss Chard (by Oct 1)
Turnips


PLANT INDOORS TO TRANSPLANT
Kale***
Flowering Cabbage***

TRANSPLANT
Broccoli  (by Sept 20)
Cauliflower (by Sept 20)
Brussels Sprouts (by Sept 20)
Cabbage (by Sept 20)


MORE PLANTING TIPS

Some info from this page (but I'm not sure what...cause this is a post I re-did from a previous post) may have come from the Mother Earth News Website.


SOURCES 

Most of the info for this month's planting guide came from the Aggie Fall Direct Seeding Guides.   Some info also came from from the the 2023  Farmer's Almanac planting guide for Waco   which are marked with an *, and  Month to Month Gardening in Texas, which are marked with ** (and has a note below).   I've been told the Farmer's Almanac is not as accurate as the Aggie Guide, but will include info from it only for veggies not listed in the Aggie Guide.  I will also use it for dates for planting indoors to transplant if it seems to be within a reasonable period from the Aggie transplanting guidance, since their guide doesn't cover this.

**Month to Month Gardening in Texas says that the last date to plant onion, leeks, and shallots is Oct 1.   The Aggie says in our zone we have til November 1. I've planted onions and chives, both seeds and onion sets, all through the fall in Waco, and had them survive all through the winter.  

*** The Aggie Fall Direct Seeding Guides says that Kale should only be transplanted, but the Farmer's Almanac planting guide for Waco listed a last planting date for seeds.   Proceed with caution if you decide to plant these from seeds.   I estimated the time to plant indoors to transplant as that was not included in either guide.

**** I have successfully planted dill in the fall, but I can't remember when I planted, so I'm going with the Farmer's Almanac "last planting date" here, even though it conflicts with their other planting dates.  The Aggie guide doesn't mention dill.