Fall Garden Planting Kits
Things to plant in your raised bed now, and covers to keep it going in the cold. This page was not a hands-on test.
Quick picks
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Best fall seed kit
Gardeners Basics Fall Vegetable Seeds, 8 Heirloom VarietiesAmazon
Snap peas, carrots, beets, romaine, kale, radish, broccoli and red cabbage. Labeled packets.
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For salad greens
Gardeners Basics Leafy Greens Seeds, 8 Heirloom VarietiesAmazon
Three lettuces plus spinach, kale, arugula, collards and Swiss chard. Plant markers included.
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Hardneck garlic
Chesnok Red Hardneck Garlic Bulbs for Planting, 4 bulbsAmazon
Plant cloves in fall, harvest next summer.
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Softneck garlic
California Softneck Garlic Bulbs for Planting, 8 packAmazon
Eight bulbs to split into cloves and plant.
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Spring color
Willard & May Mixed Triumph Tulip Bulbs, 50 bulbsAmazon
Mixed colors. Plant now for spring blooms.
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Lots of bulbs
Willard & May Darwin Tulip Mix, 100 bulbsAmazon
Red, yellow, orange and purple. Planting instructions included.
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Rest a bed
Sow Right Seeds Cover Crop Seed CollectionAmazon
Nine packets, including crimson clover, hairy vetch, winter oats and daikon radish.
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Frost cover with hoops
SUNPRO Plant Cover Kit, 10 x 30 ft Frost Cloth and 6 HoopsAmazon
1 oz/yd² row cover plus fiberglass hoops for raised beds.
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Thicker frost cloth
MuyuRise Plant Cover Kit, 10 x 33 ft, 1.8 oz/yd²Amazon
Thicker non-woven cloth. Cut it to fit your bed.
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Feed the soil
Wiggle Worm Soil Builder 100% Earthworm Castings, 15 lbAmazon
Worm castings to mix into the bed before you plant.
More at Aosom
Quick match
- Want a harvest before winter: the fall seed kit or greens.
- Want something to dig next summer: garlic.
- Want spring flowers: tulip bulbs.
- Not planting this year: cover crop seed.
- Frost on the way: frost cloth with hoops.
Before you buy
- Check your first frost date. Many fall crops need weeks to mature.
- Plant garlic and tulips a few weeks before the ground freezes.
- Frost cloth helps on cold nights. It won't stop a hard freeze.
- Topping up beds? See bagged soil mixes.
Prices change on Amazon and Aosom. Check the price on the product page before you buy.