Posts Tagged ‘garden frost protection’
Garden Chores this Weekend
The time to get things done in the garden is shrinking. My good intentions are to get lots done this weekend. Here is what I have lined up for this weekend in the garden: Fill the new raised beds that I just put in the back yard. Get soil ready for garlic planting. Finish planting shrubs along the fence line between our yard and our neighbors' new barn. I am planting Ilex verticulata, or [...]Garlic Ritual
Planting garlic in Vermont is a great way to extend the gardening season and gives you a crop that is perfect in so many dishes, stores well all winter long and even generates its own seed. It is a perfect way to tune into the cycles of the gardening season and feel like you are growing an important part of your [...]
Frost Dates in Vermont – South Hero is the Winner!
Here is a great chart that analyses all the temperature data collected in Vermont over the years and gives us the probability of dates for first and last frosts around the state. South Hero and the lake Champlain Islands have Vermont's longest growing season (measure [...]
The Overwintered Garden
“Overwintered” is a term used to describe a vegetable that is planted in the spring, summer or fall of one year in order to be eaten in the spring of the following year. This is a great way to extend the growing and eating season in our Vermont climate. Overwintered crops generally are dormant all winter long and then come bac [...]
Fall Planting Guide
Mid-August is rolling around, and with it comes some vegetable planting possibilities that will feed you late into autumn and early winter. This is a great time to clean out some of the garden beds that have finished producing and replant them with some fresh crops for late season harvest. Here are a few options that you might want [...]
Things to Plant Now. You Will be Glad You Did.
Hardening Off those Plants.
Plants need to be hardened off before being transplanted. What does this mean? It is the process you take them through to get used to direct sunlight, wind, cold, heat, dryness, and any other weather conditions they will be asked to live through during their lives. When plants are started in the greenhouse, in trays or pots, their world is sheltered and comfortable; food is readily available in th [...]Spring Time and Season Extension
We are busy happily working in the greenhouses! Early spring is an active time for seed planting. Some vegetables need to be planted in a greenhouse and nurtured along as the Vermont summer is just not long enough for them to be planted directly in the garden. The germination of the earliest vegetables is a thrill to us and we know that they w [...]The Autumn Garden: Time to Gather and Restore
In Vermont, the shortening days of summer and early autumn bring with them a new sense of pace and rhythm in the garden. The color change in the leaves of the plants is a signal that their energy is flowing back down into the earth and allowing for some repose from the activities of production and reproduction. Annuals decompose and become nutrients for future plants, perennials store some energ [...]Don’t Fear Frost! Extending Your Growing Season
Here in Vermont, we can count on just a few frost-free months. But with a little bit of planning, strategic planting, and getting the right tools, you can harvest through a bit of frost and snow. But by planning out crop planting so that [...]
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