How to plant another round
Fast crops like lettuce, radishes, beans and cilantro are all ready at once. Sowing a small new batch every couple of weeks keeps them coming.
Words to know
- Succession planting:
- Sowing small batches a few weeks apart instead of all at once.
How to do it
- Sow a short row or a few squares, not the whole garden.
- Use an empty space, or the spot you just finished picking.
- Keep going until the job stops appearing — later sowings wouldn't be ready before frost.
Good to know
- In hot weather, lettuce and cilantro flower and turn bitter quickly. A bit of afternoon shade helps, or wait for cooler fall weather.
Based on standard guidance from U.S. university extension services, including Cornell, the University of Minnesota and Oregon State.