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Winter Garden Update
Thanks to all the rain last week, my garden is showing signs of life. Just about all the salad greens and root crops that I planted have germinated.
Yes, they're fragile little seedlings at the moment but with some TLC, I'm hoping that they become a thriving fall and winter garden.
If last year's weather is becoming the new normal, then these plants should be okay until Halloween. I was still picking hot peppers and tomatoes at that time last year. Global Warming/Climate Change is making gardening interesting lately.
So that gives me about a month to get a mini hoop house built. Yesterday was hot and humid in the 80ies here in New Jersey so I'm more worried about watering my seedlings at this point.
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I hope your winter garden grows well...I'm sure it will.
My lettuce seeds and mizuna (Japanese leafy veggie) seeds have also sprouted in 3~4 days, thanks to the Indian summer a few days ago. After I learned about the garden fabric in your blog, I did some research on the cold weather protection for winter gardening, and I am thinking of buying a small triangular shaped (just like a tent) green house, which is about the size of 4x4 feet. To think of harvesting greens in my own yard in the middle of winter is so exciting. I wish I had a bigger, sunny yard to expand my gardening experiments!
Hi Norie,
Congrats on your sprouts. I agree that it really is exciting to try growing stuff in the winter. Stop by again and let me know how your "experiment" is working out. :)
Any way, I've just caught up on your posts for the last couple of months and I'll be back regularly from now on. I've been posting on compost too - I've found out you can do it on a balcony.
I hope you do lots of posts about the mini hoop house. I'm anxious to hear how it works out for you. I went to Lowes during lunch to price out some materials for a cold frame compared to a hoop house.
Hi Sue,
Yes, I'm back and I'm glad you are too. :) I think my hiatus only lasted about 2 weeks.
Definitely going to check out your balcony composting.
Tomatoes, however, are thriving, and so are the peppers. Spinach, too. I'm definitely planting spinach again next year.