We don’t have to limit our growing and harvesting season just to those few short summer months. Many gardeners are now successfully growing and harvesting almost year round. You too can extend the season. Here are a few basics and below you’ll find some good links to read more.

Extend the Season

  •  Choose crops for their cold hardiness.
  • Add some sort of winter-protection such as a cold frame, a simple greenhouse, the quick-hoop system (or in the fall and spring, just a layer or two of floating row cover). The goal of these options is to capture some of the earth’s natural warmth, especially at night, and block the chilling, drying effect of wind.
  • Or extend the underground warmth by protecting root crops for example with bales or heavy layers of straw.

Read More

Extending the growing season resources – courtesy of Dr Amy Turnbull

RHS – Vegetables – Growing for winter

Winter Gardening Tips from Mother Earth News 

Gardeners Guide to Growing Winter Vegetables

How to Make your Own Cold Frame – Organic Gardening

Keep Vegetables in the Ground this Winter

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