From the Ground Up: Extend Your Garden Season with Interplanting and Frost Protection
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SPES-770-8NP
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Want to keep harvesting fresh vegetables longer into the fall? In this episode of From the Ground Up, Virginia Cooperative Extension's Meredith Keebler demonstrates how interplanting allows gardeners to establish cool-season crops while warm-season vegetables are still producing. Learn how to plant Chinese cabbage alongside peppers and prepare your garden for the changing seasons. The segment also explores simple and effective frost protection methods, from lightweight frost cloths to season-extending row covers and DIY options using common household materials. These techniques can help gardeners protect crops from early frosts and enjoy fresh produce well beyond the traditional growing season.
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Publication Date
September 29, 2026
