LIFE’S FLAVORS 7/20 Fall planting ALLISON LIBBY-THESING OF THE OAKS BED & BREAKFAST

The daily temperature might still be over 100 degrees but it’s time to starting thinking about that fall garden. Fall gardens bring to mind pumpkins, winter squash and fresh hardy greens. So many wonderful veggies and flowers can be grown to supplement your dinner table and your fall decor.

Pumpkins, gourds and squash are a few of our favorites to grow each year. Butternut squash and spaghetti squash both have so many great uses that we find them to be staples grown in our garden. Both of these happen to be hearty produce to grow and eat. Plus they add great color to your diet and decor.

The most ubiquitous fall “vegetable” has to be the pumpkin. So many varieties make up this rotund fruit that you could plant one or a hundred and still not have all that they offer. Not to mention they come in a variety of shapes and colors. All those front stoops layered in pumpkins can be yours if only you can find the seeds and make them grow. Not only are pumpkins good for decoration but of course you can grow the kind used for soups and pies. Those babies are a little smaller so they they can maximize on sweetness in a tiny package.

Along side those squash plants be sure to make room and leave some space for leafy greens. Collards, Swiss chard and arugula make wonderful fall green options to plant in the garden. Fall greens are wonderful for cooking into home style dishes, found here in the South. Not to mention that ornamental varieties can be planted along side those decorative pumpkins to add to your fall decor.

Not only is your fall gardens good for filling the table but it’s also a great source of decorative items to bring in some fall color. We hope your fall garden will be bountiful and beautiful.