Final games for the season

also recommend growing a shelling pea like 'Greenfeast' or 'Green Arrow'. With all the convenience of frozen peas at the store, shelling peas can seem like a mundane and unnecessary task. However, I find that there is no other task that so busies the hands and frees the mind like sitting down to shell some peas. At the end of the month, I will head back indoors to start seeds for my tomatillos, eggplants and tomatoes, much the same way as I started the peppers, and that will be a sure sign that spring is just around the corner.

TOP: Stephanie Hall in her garden.

ABOVE: So long as kale, spinach and silverbeet are planted at the right time, your crop should last until spring.

Carrots are best sown from seeds, and in cooler climates, Carrots can be sown from August until January.