By the calendar, this weekend is the time to start planting the fall/winter garden. We have 90 days before the first anticipated freeze, so there is time to produce vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers and squash.
You can also begin items that will continue to grow during the cold like broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale and onions.
To learn more about fall vegetable gardening, attend my class Friday, at the St. Johns County Extension Office, 3125 Agriculture Center Drive.
There is a $5 fee for the class from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Call 209-0430 to pre-register.
If you don't have a plot of land prepared to plant, consider growing your vegetables in containers. A pot that has a five gallon capacity will be large enough to grow a cucumber or tomato plant.
Place your pot where it will get at least six hours of sun a day. If you do not have this much light, consider growing leafy or root crops as they require less light then fruiting crops.