Winter-Gardening

Making Use of Snow in the Vegetable Garden

January 31, 2011

With the latest round of snowfall still covering the ground here in Central PA I figured I would try to make the best of the situation by putting together a list of my favorite uses for the white stuff in and around the veggie garden. Take a look and pick your favorite snowy perk or [...]

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From Rugged Veggies to the Garden’s Biggest Wimps

March 29, 2008

The previous post shared some photos of hardy and resilient plants as they awakened at the first hint of spring, but that wasn’t the full story… I hate to admit that there are a bunch of slackers as well out there in the vegetable garden this spring!

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Winter’s Survivors Appear in the Spring Garden

March 23, 2008

A trek through the vegetable garden over the weekend revealed that many edible plants have survived the winter season and are thriving now that spring has arrived.

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Cold Frame Gardening

February 17, 2006

Cold Frames are great for stretching the garden’s growing season at both ends. In the spring cold frames provide a sheltered area for seed starting and to harden off transplants that were grown indoors. During the fall, cold frames enable you to harvest fresh vegetables longer by protecting your plants from frost and cold temperatures.

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Winter Vegetables

November 30, 2005

Winter Vegetables are the cold hardy varieties that don’t flinch at the arrival of fall frosts, and have no problem withstanding a moderate amount of freezing weather. In fact, some winter vegetables can survive to enjoy the warmth of spring and continue producing harvests for the crafty gardener. Here’s a list of my favorite cold [...]

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