Depending on where you live, you may be having hot weather or cold. If you have a garden, you may be able to plan for the next growing season -- no matter where you live or what the temperature. For people having summer, now might be a good time to plan for, and begin planting, vegetables that grow well in autumn weather. And if you are having cold temperatures, you might want to start planning for hot weather planting. Lee Reich writes about gardening for The Associated Press. He has also written many books on gardening. He gives suggestions on how to plan for another growing season. Many people who are in the middle of summer may think their vegetable gardening days are nearly over. But growing autumn vegetables is like having another whole growing season in the garden. Reich says that hot weather makes some fruits and vegetables -- such as tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers -- taste wonderful. However, the same hot weather makes cool-weather vegetables -- such as spinach, lettuce, and peas -- tough and taste bitter. Cool, slightly wet weather, he adds, brings out the best flavor in vegetables such as kale, broccoli, and carrots. This is true even when temperatures go below freezing. And the fall harvest season is long. With shorter days, there is no danger of such vegetables as spinach and Chinese cabbage going to seed. This is called “bolting.” For example, broccoli and cauliflower plants stay tight until they are harvested. Reich gives specific advice for those now having summer. Before planning for a harvest of autumn vegetables, Reich says to make these three promises. The first promise is to maintain the nutrients in the soil. Most of the autumn’s leafy vegetables are heavy feeders. And your garden has already had one growing season. So, Reich suggests adding fertilizer, lots of compost, or other organic matter to the soil. The second promise is this: Do not forget to water. Seedlings beginning life in midsummer need lots of water. Natural rainfall and cooler temperatures will lessen the need for watering as autumn nears. And the third promise: Spend a few minutes weeding regularly throughout the season. Summer weeds take up space that you could use for fall vegetables. They also compete for water and nutrients.
Title: How To Extend Your Growing Season
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5281/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='How To Extend Your Growing Season' data-article-id='5835'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6333'>Depending on where you live, you may be having hot weather or cold. </span> <span data-start-time='6333' data-end-time='17333'>If you have a garden, you may be able to plan for the next growing season -- no matter where you live or what the temperature.</span> <span data-start-time='17333' data-end-time='29375'>For people having summer, now might be a good time to plan for, and begin planting, vegetables that grow well in autumn weather. </span> <span data-start-time='29375' data-end-time='38000'>And if you are having cold temperatures, you might want to start planning for hot weather planting.</span> <span data-start-time='38000' data-end-time='43292'>Lee Reich writes about gardening for The Associated Press. </span> <span data-start-time='43292' data-end-time='47771'>He has also written many books on gardening.</span> <span data-start-time='47771' data-end-time='54208'>He gives suggestions on how to plan for another growing season.</span> <span data-start-time='54208' data-end-time='63250'>Many people who are in the middle of summer may think their vegetable gardening days are nearly over. </span> <span data-start-time='63250' data-end-time='71958'>But growing autumn vegetables is like having another whole growing season in the garden.</span> <span data-start-time='71958' data-end-time='83833'>Reich says that hot weather makes some fruits and vegetables -- such as tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers -- taste wonderful. </span> <span data-start-time='83833' data-end-time='97667'>However, the same hot weather makes cool-weather vegetables -- such as spinach, lettuce, and peas -- tough and taste bitter.</span> <span data-start-time='97667' data-end-time='111438'>Cool, slightly wet weather, he adds, brings out the best flavor in vegetables such as kale, broccoli, and carrots. </span> <span data-start-time='111438' data-end-time='118354'>This is true even when temperatures go below freezing.</span> <span data-start-time='118354' data-end-time='122833'>And the fall harvest season is long. </span> <span data-start-time='122833' data-end-time='132354'>With shorter days, there is no danger of such vegetables as spinach and Chinese cabbage going to seed. </span> <span data-start-time='132354' data-end-time='136188'>This is called “bolting.” </span> <span data-start-time='136188' data-end-time='144979'>For example, broccoli and cauliflower plants stay tight until they are harvested.</span> <span data-start-time='144979' data-end-time='150583'>Reich gives specific advice for those now having summer.</span> <span data-start-time='150583' data-end-time='159542'>Before planning for a harvest of autumn vegetables, Reich says to make these three promises.</span> <span data-start-time='159542' data-end-time='166375'>The first promise is to maintain the nutrients in the soil. </span> <span data-start-time='166375' data-end-time='171750'>Most of the autumn’s leafy vegetables are heavy feeders. </span> <span data-start-time='171750' data-end-time='177042'>And your garden has already had one growing season.</span> <span data-start-time='177042' data-end-time='186813'>So, Reich suggests adding fertilizer, lots of compost, or other organic matter to the soil.</span> <span data-start-time='186813' data-end-time='189667'>The second promise is this: </span> <span data-start-time='189667' data-end-time='192521'>Do not forget to water. </span> <span data-start-time='192521' data-end-time='199354'>Seedlings beginning life in midsummer need lots of water. </span> <span data-start-time='199354' data-end-time='208542'>Natural rainfall and cooler temperatures will lessen the need for watering as autumn nears.</span> <span data-start-time='208542' data-end-time='216604'>And the third promise: Spend a few minutes weeding regularly throughout the season. </span> <span data-start-time='216604' data-end-time='222396'>Summer weeds take up space that you could use for fall vegetables. </span> <span data-start-time='222396' data-end-time='227604'>They also compete for water and nutrients.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' 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class='choices' data-correct-choice='spinach'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5281/spinach.wav'><span>spinach</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5281/tomatoes.wav'><span>tomatoes</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5281/cucumbers.wav'><span>cucumbers</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5281/peppers.wav'><span>peppers</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=17942 data-hint-location='192521' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5281/seedlings_beginning_life_in_midsummer_need_lots_of__blank__.wav'>Seedlings beginning life in midsummer need lots of <span class='blank'>water</span>. </div><div 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