How's the winter settle?
Now that winter is comeing up I'll make it around to this network a little more often. Next I plan to have more photos to share and wanted to see who is checkin up still.
May be a good time to start a discussion on the winter swing of things and whats important to maintaining a sustainable and self reliant lifestyle.
Just today I was wondering about the best way to shed up a garden bed for a good return in the spring. I wanted to dig up the two remaining plants and check the soil for what it might need in the compost. I'm pretty sure that the rose plant would survive (under soil?) I don't know whether to put that under soil or a pile of leaves but I have a rucsak to protect the roots. The peony I have never worked with before and am not sure if it can be handled like a rosebush.
May be a good time to start a discussion on the winter swing of things and whats important to maintaining a sustainable and self reliant lifestyle.
Just today I was wondering about the best way to shed up a garden bed for a good return in the spring. I wanted to dig up the two remaining plants and check the soil for what it might need in the compost. I'm pretty sure that the rose plant would survive (under soil?) I don't know whether to put that under soil or a pile of leaves but I have a rucsak to protect the roots. The peony I have never worked with before and am not sure if it can be handled like a rosebush.
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Permalink Reply by Spirit Wynd on -
I was told to put straw over my strawberries for the winter and they'll come back in the spring and produce again.
Same with lettuce and spinach, don't till the soil where they grew, they too will come back.
Also same with spearmint, the roots are rhizomes that spread and sprout(like dandelions), but you may want to put them in pots so their contained, or they'll quickly take over the garden, and the neighbors patio, and the back lawn, and any place I missed uprooting them...
You might want to look into raised garden boxes with glass tops, sort of like mini greenhouses. I don't know much about them, but I've seen people grow flowers in winter with snow all around. Maybe it helps prevent the soil freezing and captures the sun's heat more effectively.
If you plan to use soil to cover plants, remember, the ground will freeze to about 4 feet deep... that's why builders lay water pipes 4 feet or more to prevent freezing.
I'm sure if you did a search on winter gardens, you'll find lots of info, or contact a local Farmers Market, maybe they can help.
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Permalink Reply by TeeByrd on -
Good idea, I might try keeping up some plants this winter. I heard someone grew a record cabbage in a winter night.
My gourd plant didn't survive our first snowfall up here but I potted a garlic plant and have it growing well. Can't decide whether to take to my camera or to keep drawing for winter.
Still hoping to be able to try snowbirdn' one of these winters...
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