Summer Planting for Fall Harvest

Summer is not the end of planting season. As early crops fade and garden space opens, a second round of seeds can carry fresh food, herbs, and flowers into cooler days. This collection gathers open-pollinated varieties suited to late-summer sowing and fall harvests.

Choose seed options for quick greens, crisp roots, cool-season vegetables, hardy herbs, and late color in the garden. Lettuce, arugula, mustard greens, radishes, turnips, kale, bunching onions, herbs, and select flowers help make the most of the season before frost.
Spring Raab - Broccoli Seeds
Freshly harvested Spring Raab with green buds and stems in a rustic wooden bowl on a weathered table.
Spring Raab - Broccoli Seeds
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Cherry Belle - Organic Radish Seeds
A bunch of freshly harvested, round, bright red Cherry Belle radishes with green leafy tops on a white surface.
Cherry Belle - Organic Radish Seeds
$5.65
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Parisian Pickling - Cucumber Seeds
Freshly harvested Parisian Pickling cucumbers in a white decorative colander on a wooden cutting board.
Parisian Pickling - Cucumber Seeds
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Bull's Blood - Beet Seeds
Hand holding a freshly harvested bunch of Bull's Blood beets with deep burgundy leaves and round red roots.
Bull's Blood - Beet Seeds
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Chioggia - Organic Beet Seeds
Sliced Chioggia beet showing vibrant pink and white candy-striped rings on a rustic dark wooden surface.
Chioggia - Organic Beet Seeds
$4.95
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Thai - Organic Basil Seeds
Thai basil plants with glossy green leaves, dark purple stems, and small budding flower spikes in a garden.
Thai - Organic Basil Seeds
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Lemon - Organic Basil Seeds
Person holding a fresh bunch of vibrant green Lemon basil leaves in a garden.
Lemon - Organic Basil Seeds
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Marvel of Four Seasons - Organic Lettuce Seeds
Hands holding a freshly harvested head of Marvel of Four Seasons butterhead lettuce with green and bronze-red leaves.
Marvel of Four Seasons - Organic Lettuce Seeds
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Early Golden Crookneck - Organic Summer Squash Seeds
Hands holding two freshly harvested, bright yellow Early Golden Crookneck summer squash with curved necks.
Early Golden Crookneck - Organic Summer Squash Seeds
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Georgia Southern - Collard Seeds
Freshly harvested Georgia Southern collard greens in a woven basket on a rustic wooden table.
Georgia Southern - Collard Seeds
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Watermelon - Radish Seeds
Two halved Watermelon radishes showing vibrant pink centers and pale green skin on a dark marble surface.
Watermelon - Radish Seeds
$4.35
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Dukat - Dill Seeds
Fresh, feathery green Dukat dill foliage resting on dark, rich garden soil against a soft blue background.
Dukat - Dill Seeds
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Planning a Summer Garden for Fall Harvest

A second planting can turn cleared summer beds into another useful harvest. Begin with quick-growing crops that can mature before frost, along with varieties that perform well as temperatures begin to cool.

Count backward from your average first fall frost and make sure each crop has enough time to mature before cold weather arrives. With enough warm weather remaining, radishes, leafy greens, bush beans, cucumbers, summer squash, basil, and dill can make good use of open space.

Keep newly sown beds evenly moist during hot weather, and provide temporary shade when needed. Plant lettuce, spinach, kale, carrots, beets, turnips, cilantro, rutabagas, and other cool-season crops early enough to become established and mature as the days grow cooler.

Keep the Garden Growing

Culinary Herb Garden Seeds

Culinary Herb Garden Seeds

Fresh herbs for pots, planters, window boxes and harvesting close to the kitchen.
Marvel of Four Seasons butterhead lettuce growing in garden soil with bronze-red and green leaves covered in dew.

Salad Garden Seeds

Tender greens, crisp roots, and fresh ingredients for salads harvested from late summer into fall.
Hands holding a harvest of fresh, green A & C Pickling cucumbers in a garden with a chicken nearby.

Beginner Garden Seeds

Dependable vegetables, herbs and flowers chosen for an approachable and rewarding start.

Summer Planting Questions

Find your average first fall frost date and count backward using the variety’s days to maturity. Add another 7–14 days because plants usually grow more slowly as daylight shortens later in the season.

Good choices include bush beans, cucumbers, summer squash, lettuce, spinach, arugula, kale, mustard greens, carrots, beets, radishes, turnips, cilantro, dill, parsley, basil, and quick-growing flowers. The best choices depend on how much warm weather remains before frost.

Water the soil before sowing and keep the upper layer consistently moist until seedlings emerge. Temporary shade cloth, lightweight row cover, or a thin layer of mulch can reduce evaporation during hot weather. Remove solid coverings as soon as seedlings begin to appear.

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Freshly harvested red radishes with green tops, a cool-season vegetable crop
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