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Here are some photos that show the changes in the greenhouse from March to May 2012, the end of our second winter in production.
We have an overwhelming number of choices for greens right now, something those of us in the Winter Bounty project take for granted. This was brought home to me when I served a friend a gratin made from mature greenhouse … Continue reading
A little more than a year ago, we launched the Winter Bounty Project with great optimism. Little did we know that our first winter harvesting in the greenhouse would be the snowiest winter in years. At first, we greeted every … Continue reading
It’s been a little over a year since the Winter Bounty Project got underway. We’re now back to where it all began: watching things that we planted in the last month begin to sprout and grow, and helping them to … Continue reading
Today’s agenda was planting mizuna, spinach, and other greens in the last half-bed of our winter garden. This year we are working with five long rows, and in previous weeks, we had filled most of them with leeks, kale, collards, … Continue reading
As I’ve written before, one of the big differences between winter and summer gardening is pest control. Provided the seedlings we are nursing now stay healthy into the fall, the cold weather will knock back most of the pests we’re … Continue reading
After a workday at the greenhouse today, I was reminded why I like winter gardening. For one, it’s not hot! Today it was 81 degrees outside, probably 95 degrees under the greenhouse, and as humid as possible without actual rainfall. … Continue reading
There’s an aura of voluptuousness inside the greenhouse, with squash vines spilling over into the walkways, tomatoes getting waist high, and stalks of lettuce going to seed. Today, after excusing myself a few times when tromping through squash leaves, I … Continue reading
Sometimes, a piece of information falls into your lap at precisely the moment you need it. That’s what happened when I read “Yes, Carrot Tops are Edible…and Delicious” in Gilt Taste, a new online magazine and specialty shop selling artesanal … Continue reading
