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Fast-Growing Vegetables to Plant Now and Harvest in 40 Days (or Less)

Here are my top picks for fast-growing fall vegetables that mature in 40 days or less.

Why 40? Because few vegetables are ready for picking in fewer days than this, but it’s still a short enough period (a little over a month) that it’s easy to plan for and execute this time of year.

Consider this your last call for planting and sneak in just a few more harvests before you put your garden to bed for winter.

Radishes

The same radishes you planted in spring also do well in late summer and early fall, and they’re always one of the first crops to germinate and mature in the garden, giving you near-instant gratification.

Baby beets

Miniature beet varieties (like Babybeat and Baby Ball) are perfectly round and ready for harvest in 40 days. At full size they measure just 1 to 2 inches in diameter, but truth is, any beet can be harvested in the baby stage.

Turnips

As one of the most reliable fall crops, turnips can be harvested at any stage of growth. When they’re young, turnips (both the roots and the greens) are actually milder and sweeter, so they’re a good way to go if you find mature turnips too bitter.

Kohlrabi

Many people shy away from kohlrabi because it looks so strange, but it’s a versatile vegetable that starts off sort of peppery when raw, and mellows into a smooth, mild flavor when cooked.

Spinach

Spinach is a cold-hardy vegetable that makes a great cut-and-come-again crop. Just snip a few outer leaves from each plant and let them continue growing until, well… you’re sick of eating spinach!

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