Vegetable Gardening

[tulip]

Some of my winter garden: Collards, leeks, carrots. I also have swiss chard, kale, and garlic (nothing to see yet). I have not put up my hoops yet for my winter salad greens bed. I'm behind on that task, but hopefully I'll have that ready this weekend so I can enjoy winter salads (arugula, winter lettuce, mache, frisee, mizuna, red chickory).

[spokewench]

I'm in mourning! My garden is totally frosted to the nubs! Got a long winter ahead of me before anything looks green again.

[OakLeaf]

Seriously? It hasn't been near cold enough for that in Ohio. Carrots are still in the ground, winter greens are flourishing (all volunteers from the mustard, rappini and kale that bolted so quickly in our hot, dry spring ).

[spokewench]

Seriously? It hasn't been near cold enough for that in Ohio. Carrots are still in the ground, winter greens are flourishing (all volunteers from the mustard, rappini and kale that bolted so quickly in our hot, dry spring ).

Yep, seriously, 7,000 feet altitude in the mountains makes a big difference in temperature.

[smilingcat]

Tulips' winter garden looks very appetizing. It's a good thing I'm not a snail in her garden...

And to Spokewench, you and I are just going to have to look forward to next year. My house in Troutdale (east of Portland) closed this past Monday... It's mine it's mine!!!

YIPPEEE!!!

I get to start my garden from scratch once again. not so cool.
but its bigger and full sun all day very cool.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Congratulations Smilingcat! We look forward to the progress reports of your new garden as it gets created.

[mudmucker]

Well, it's funny how life gets in the way of finishing things. Here's the latest on the root cellar, which has been extremely fun to make. It's so liberating being handy. I would have finished today except I needed a couple more pvc fittings and I wasn't going to make an hour round trip to get them.

I finished making the doors which wasn't a standard size at all, and finished insulating them. I began on the air exchanger and was able to easily pull out my basement window and replace one half with plywood and foam insulation. I took my trusty hole saw and made some nice clean holes for the piping to get through. I fit together the pipe on the outside, but I think I will cut them a little shorter. Although, they have to be high enough to be above the snowdrifts. Link to more narrative