Comments on A Growing Tradition: This Year's Winter Veggies - An Overview

Brilliant job Thomas! Your winter crops are fabu...

2009-12-31T23:08:30.224-05:00

Brilliant job Thomas! Your winter crops are fabulous. I was a bit lazy this year and did not get as many greens going in the greenhouse or under cover as I normally am apt to do - so our selection is lower as a result. Kicking myself now because I am really craving fresh versus preserved but I am having to pace myself on the fresh so as not to over harvest.

Thomas - everything looks impressive! I really lik...

2009-12-30T23:21:38.100-05:00

Thomas - everything looks impressive! I really like all of the different varieties you have, and they are colorful, too!

Beautiful greens, thanks for the overview, I'l...

2009-12-30T20:43:57.756-05:00

Beautiful greens, thanks for the overview, I'll have to start ordering some seeds and get a new seed starting schedule written down so I don't forget.

Love the overview. You’ve done so well with your g...

2009-12-30T18:31:22.140-05:00

Love the overview. You’ve done so well with your garden that I sometimes forget that you started late. I can’t wait to see how your 2010 garden grows. Neither spring nor fall spinach grew well for me. I may try Space

Gorgeous veggies! Thanks for the sum up, it is ve...

2009-12-30T17:27:52.084-05:00

Gorgeous veggies! Thanks for the sum up, it is very useful information. I just need to figure how it applies to me a bit further north.
Ali

Thanks for the overview. I'm making notes lik...

2009-12-30T09:20:16.258-05:00

Thanks for the overview. I'm making notes like crazy for next year's hoop houses.

Those plants are just so pretty. I'm surprised...

2009-12-30T07:36:12.699-05:00

Those plants are just so pretty. I'm surprised the Rouge d'Hiver didn't do so well. Usually plants with winter in their name are bred to handle the cold.

I believe you will soon be harvesting year round. ...

2009-12-30T06:45:55.586-05:00

I believe you will soon be harvesting year round. I hope the little houses withstood all that wicked wind.

Thomas, I'm so impressed at how beautiful thin...

2009-12-30T06:23:11.576-05:00

Thomas, I'm so impressed at how beautiful things look in your garden up there. Now, soon you'll be able to start that summer garden in earnest.

I’m thinking about having small hoop houses next y...

2009-12-30T02:57:38.674-05:00

I’m thinking about having small hoop houses next year, just like you have. The main reason is that you can sow in September out in the open and then apply cover when needed. In my greenhouse I can’t do that (September is too hot in the greenhouse).
Another thing is that you can move your hoop houses from bed to bed and have a crop rotation every year. Crop rotation within my greenhouse is pretty limited.

There are few more advantages of your winter gardening... well its true what they say: grass is always greener on the other side :-)