What to Plant in September

by Mike Lieberman · 6 comments

Summer is gone and September is upon us.

You think you missed your chance to start your garden and will start it next year…

…That’s just a lame excuse though.

You’ve made dozens of excuses why you can’t start. I’m sick of them and you should be too.

It’s not too late to start your garden
That’s true for most of you in the United States.

Yes, your options are limited, but you can still start something.

It’s all about getting over the excuses and starting. You’ve made enough excuses that have kept you from starting.

Now is the perfect time to begin.

What can you grow?
To figure out what you can grow, you should use my Veggie Virgin Formula.

That will help you to figure out what you can start from seed today.

For those of you that wind up in being in Zones 3 and 4, you are out of luck. The rest of you can still plant something.

The veggie that nearly all of you can start right now is spinach. If you want variety, use the Veggie Virgin Formula to see what else you can plant.

So channel that inner-Popeye of yours, get over your excuses for not starting and get that spinach planted.

Still need help?
If you still need help starting your fall garden, then enroll in my Fall Gardening 101 course and I’ll walk you through the steps.


  • Bruno Sa

    you’re doing such a great job!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/william.g.bickerstaff William Grampa Bickerstaff

    I’m planting garlic this fall.

  • http://www.facebook.com/elfrog98 Erin Cadie

    Thank you so much for helping make gardening so straightforward and understandable! I love your drive to help everyone grow whatever they can, you are creating a crucial resource!

  • http://www.facebook.com/trev.ffrench Trevor Ffrench

    I’m just curious, but for those in colder climates, which might include snow, how does extreme cold affect compost and mulch, can the colder months be a time to make compost even if plants refuse to grow?

  • http://www.facebook.com/trev.ffrench Trevor Ffrench

    <– australian, and in a frost prone area, but just curious for the following year as we are just coming out of our winter.

  • http://www.facebook.com/jackie.norbridge Jackie Norbridge

    I live in the Bay where I can garden all year. However, I hardly get any sun and am looking for low-sunlight gardening tips.