by Clair Schwan

Now that most of your summer vegetables are growing well and many of your spring crops have provided an early harvest, let’s start thinking about how you’re going to coax some of your crops into an extended harvest this late fall and early  winter. Success in this area doesn’t fall into our laps; we have to make it happen, so let’s look at the type of resources we’ll need to consider if we intend to extend our harvest – at either end of the traditional summer vegetable gardening season.

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 This Month's Features & Departments

• Hydroponics 101
  A Hydroponics Legend
  by JB Jones
  

• The Natural Greenhouse
  Avoiding the Produce Section of your Supermarket - All Year Round!
  by Gini Coover

• The "Corsage" Orchids: Cymbidiums
  by Tom Capranica

• Around the Backyard
  Simple Steps for Better Weed Control in the Garden
  by Drew Landis

• From the Garden & Greenhouse to the Table
  Okra - A Summer Classic
  by Amy Ambrosius
  
  
• On the Greener Side
  Our Answers to Your Questions
  by Barbara Sue Shcubert
  
  
• Efficient Gardening
  Fresh Herbs Year Round
  by Angela Lundmark
  
  
• Air Management for Orchids
  by Ray Barkalow
  
  
• Growing Figs if a Cold Climate
  by Bass Samaan