| If you are a new or seasoned gardener, the University of Missouri Extension program has valuable information available for your review to assist with making the 2025 gardening season productive. Below are some guides to get you started. More will follow monthly, or you may do an online search by topic at this MU Extension website here.
Remember what growing zone you are in. Find by zip code for US or for map of Missouri. |
| It’s August! Now is the time to start your cool weather crops for the fall season. Hope you have your seeds ready and started. If not, then time to order. Be sure to check the Vegetable Planting Calendar (see below for link) to see when is the best time to set your new plants out.
You can start: cabbage, kale, broccoli, brussel sprouts, spinach, lettuce, just to name a few. Your spinach and lettuces, you might want to get heat tolerant varieties for this next month. And it will still be quite warm in September, but still plenty of time to do succession planting for them. Then you can go back in September and start planting your cool season spinach and lettuces. |