Do you want to know which vegetables to plant now and collect before mid -August? Here are five perfect summer vegetables for a fast harvest, even if you have little space or little experience.
Who said it’s too late to start the vegetable garden? Also at the end of June satisfactory harvests can be obtained in a few weeks. Just choose the right varieties, follow some precautions and the earth will do the rest. You don’t need to be experts, just a little curiosity and desire to get involved. Better to start immediately with seeds that do not do too much tantrums. In this period, the sun works for you: warms the ground, stimulates growth and speeds up the times. It is the ideal time to take advantage of each ray of light and transform it into fresh food.
A useful trick? Cover the ground with della natural mulch: protects from the heat, retains humidity and limits the growth of weeds. Watering early in the morning and controlling the seedlings every now and then can really make a difference.
Zucchini: the queens of the summer among the vegetables to plant now
If there is a vegetable that never disappoints, that is the zuchini. It grows quickly, loves the sun and easily adapts to non -perfect soils. Sowned now, in less than 40 days it is already ready for the pan. But eye: the more it collects, the more it produces. A continuous cycle that lasts throughout the summer.
The plant needs space to expand and loves water. If you grow in pots, it is better to choose capacious containers and at least 40 cm deep. The harvest? Tender, abundant and perfect for a thousand recipes.
Lettuce: fresh and very fast
There is no need to wait months to enjoy a salad from the garden. With the cutting 30-40 days are enough to obtain crunchy and delicate leaves. The cutting varieties have the particularity of regrowing after each collection. More practical than that?
Better to sow in a shaded corner in the hottest hours and keep the soil always humid. Some useful suggestions:
- Choose quick growth varieties (Lollo or Gentilina type);
- Use dense seeds, but do not overdo it with watering;
- Cover the ground with light sheets to protect it from too strong rays.
Fagiolini: productive and simple
Also i green beans They deserve a place in the summer garden. They sprout quickly and after 45-60 days they gather in handfuls. Dwarf varieties do not need support and are ideal for those with little space.
They are among the most productive vegetables in a short time. The only trick is the sun: they want a lot. And once the harvest has started, you will have to spend almost every day, because new pods grow continuously.
Cucumbers: refreshing and tireless
For a truly thirst -quenching summer, the cucumbers. Planted now, they will be ready in about 50 days. Better if cultivated on the back or with some support: the plants climb and produce more.
They require constant irrigations, especially in the hottest periods, but repay with crunchy and always new fruits. Perfect in salad or seasoned with yogurt and mint for a fresh and light side dish.
Costa chard: a colorful resource
Those looking for a rustic vegetable, beautiful to look at and rich in nutrients should focus on Costa chard. It also resists well in the intense heat and can be gathered several times. The leaves are cut and the plant falls quickly.
About 40-60 days are needed for the first collection. Excellent jump in a pan, steam or for preparing savory pies. And then, let’s face it: with those colorful stems it jerks even to look at it.
It is surprising how many satisfactions can be obtained in such a short time. Very little is enough to transform a corner of the garden (or the balcony) into a small edible paradise.
It is worth trying, even just to the delight of collecting something with your own hands.
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