Winter garden activities

Post date: Oct 24, 2019 6:58:36 PM

There are three winter activities I pursue:

1. A fall and winter garden that features vegetables I harvest through the winter. Some of these yield from October onwards and thrive under cover through winter. Spinach, carrots, radish, kohl Rabi, leeks, turnips, Asian greens, methi, coriander.

2. An overwintered garden that features plants that will be dormant in winter but take off and yield in early spring. Cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, kohl Rabi.

3. Winter sowing. A technique for growing seedlings in milk jugs for planting out soon after last frost. Enables an early start to the season.

1. Winter sowing lessons 1 of n. Choosing and timing the seeds. The first batch of sowing is in Dec. Then Jan and Feb. Warning first. Keep in mind that Atlanta will feature bouts of warm and cold in March. If you sow your spring and summer herbs and food in Dec, they will come up early and die in the frost of March. In Dec, you will sow plants that need cold stratification for germination. These are spring flowering perennials and reseeding annuals that need the cold to germinate. Look for seed packet instruction that asks you to sow before last frost. You will need one jug for one standard tiny packet of seeds.
2. Winter sowing lessons 2 of n.

I have written elaborate notes about all these in this forum already. Pls post your queries and experiences. Happy to help!