More Produce, More Profit
Extending the length of time you grow your vegetables and other crops can extend the profits you earn in a year while also giving you more fresh produce for your family. Season extension techniques help both hobby gardeners and commercial farmers prolong their growing season.
Viewer Tip: Site selection, soil, windbreaks and plastic structures can all contribute to the length of your growing season. Hoop houses, which are inexpensive greenhouses, can be constructed over crop rows to protect plants from frosts and inclement weather. Fall planted crops, such as small grains and perennial grasses, can serve as windbreaks for the following spring.
This information is provided by ATTRA – National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service. Learn more in “Season Extension Techniques for Market Gardeners.”
Season: Fall
