I edit another blog, one that is focused on emergency preparation, and during August we will be sharing information about growing a fall/winter garden (growing and preserving food for future emergencies). I will include the gardening information here, because it is relevant to this blog, too, so if you read both blogs there will be some duplication during August.
These pictures show how exciting winter vegetables have become! They are not necessarily new creations, many are old heirlooms that have been grown for 100 or more years, just not
in the mainstream. If you have a summer garden, it will be an easy transition to winter gardening. If you are just beginning to garden, now is the time to start. We are lucky here in the valley, where we can harvest year-round without an
y frost protection! Others in colder climates can garden to a certain extent, using mini-greenhouses or other protection (see the book: Four Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables From Your Home Garden All Year Long, by Elliot Coleman--he lives in Maine, so he knows how to grow food in snow country!).What will you be growing?!?!
Honestly, I wouldn't know what would grow in the winter so I guess buying the book would be a start. It's nice to know that "now is the time" to plant for winter especially for a beginner like me. I imagine experienced people need to be reminded as we all get so caught up in the day to day stuff & fail to plan ahead! I guess that's what the law of the harvest is.
ReplyDeleteThis month I will show what to plant and when to plant it, so that will help with your garden! The book is more for those that live in areas that have snow in the winter.
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