5 garden tips for this week, Aug. 25-31

1 Think winter veggies
In spite of the summer heat, August and early September are actually the best time to start planting winter vegetables, such as beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbages, carrots, cauliflower, celery, kale, leeks, lettuces, peas, radishes and turnips.
They’ll all get off to a great start during warm weather and mature throughout the winter and spring months. That means more to harvest and more to enjoy. If you plant within the next couple of weeks, some will probab