A common gardening myth is that you need a lot of space to grow food. However, all you really need is sun, soil, and water.

It’s October in Columbus, Ohio. I bet you’re thinking the planting season is over? Think again! Now is the perfect time to plant garlic in the garden. 

During garden consultations, one thing I spend a lot of time discussing with clients is the different growing seasons of Columbus. Many people think that the growing season starts in May and ends in September. However, our gardening season can actually last through November, or even longer depending on the weather.

There’s a common misconception that you can only plant in the garden in mid May and that the growing season is over by the end of September. However, you can actually begin planting in early April and you can continue to plant every single month until October. Depending on what you plant you can even continue to harvest into December or later.

Believe it or not, there are still vegetables that can be planted in your kitchen garden in July here in Columbus, Ohio.

Personally, I make it a point to plant something in my garden every single month from April to October.

It’s a common misconception to believe that all of your garden planting needs to be done in mid May, after the threat of frost. However, the gardening season in Columbus, Ohio actually goes from early April all the way through to November.

These days we are all so busy. I hear from so many people that they feel they cannot have a garden because they just don’t have the time. But like I always say, everyone can and should have an edible garden and I truly believe that. 

If you are feeling the itch to grow food at home here are five quick growing veggies to plant in early spring in Columbus, Ohio. 

Once the soil is workable in spring, meaning not clumpy and water logged, it is time to start planting in your kitchen garden.

Microgreens are the seedlings of common vegetables like kale, lettuce, beets, broccoli, and more. The seeds are densely planted and harvested once the plants first true leaves emerge. 

If you have been gardening for any period of time, you have probably heard the term, “succession planting”, and you may have wondered what it is and how to do it.

Succession planting is a gardening technique that staggers plantings for more steady and continuous harvests throughout the growing season.

There are a couple of different ways to achieve this

When I first started growing food in my garden I assumed you started planting in May once the threat of frost had passed and that by September you were done. And I hear this from so many clients as well. 

However, you can actually start planting in your garden as early as April 1st and can continue to harvest through to November or later, depending on the weather. Pretty cool, huh?