Due to the possibility of early winter frosts many gardeners do not even consider fall gardening. However, fall gardening can result in excellent vegetables and will extend crops long after spring planted plants are finished. Vegetables produced from fall gardening are sometimes sweeter and milder than those grown in the summer.

Depending on what you like to eat and the space you have, just like spring plants, you can choose from a wide range of plants to grow in the fall. Even the crops that enjoy the heat, such as tomatoes, sweet potatoes, okra, and peppers, will produce until frosts hit, which can be pretty late in the year in southern areas.

Most people in today's world garden for pleasure. Although in the past a vegetable garden would have been used to feed the family, nowadays it's just as easy to head down to the grocery store for your supply of potatoes, tomatoes and green beans.

Throughout the years, gardening has gone from an activity of necessity to a creative and satisfying hobby that allows you to get some sunshine, put your hands in the dirt, and end with a great finished product.