Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Fall Garden

We nearly missed our window, with frost expected for the coming weekend, but an attempt has been made on my first ever fall garden of cool-weather crops:
Radish
Lettuce, Swiss Chard, and Spinach
Carrots
Beets
These seeds were planted three weeks ago under the assumption that, like last year, our Fall would be fairly warm.  As it goes in my part of the world, though, I should have known that mild Winters are always followed by early frosts and colder temps the next time around.  So, we shall see how these tender sprouts will handle this year's premature chill. If anything, this will be an interesting experiment and a lesson to start the Fall crops in August or early September instead of waiting until October rolls around!

2 comments:

  1. Yumm! Beets! It was a pretty mild summer too. Not surprised it got cold quick. Wouldn't be shocked if we got some snow this year!

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    1. I will be delighted if that happens! I love the snow and we never get enough of it around here!

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