July 31, 2009

Gardening by the Moon - Fall Garden

Right now I am in the middle of planting my fall garden. Lettuces, broccoli, cabbages, chinese vegetables, cauliflower and beans and next week i will plant carrots, turnips and radishes. It is not too late to grow food for the winter. It is not to late to freeze foods for the winter.

2 comments:

  1. Our first frost is expected in several weeks. Do you think I can still get broccoli, and other cold weather crops going?
    I hate our early frosts, because they are usually followed by the most gorgeous weather of the whole summer!
    Have a great weekend, Ruth!

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  2. Look for vegetables that are "hardy" in the description. Kale, some lettuce, brassicas, swiss chard, peas, carrots, turnips, parsnips can all take a touch of frost - "tender" plants like beans, peppers and tomatoes are out of the question of course - we get an "indian summer" here too, warm after frost - one year i kept my little garden going until December - have you read the "four season gardener" by Elliot Colman - he keeps a garden going all winter - i tried it and the snow took over, but I was eating from the bed in February - thanks for the visit hope you are well - peace

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