Winter Garden Wonders
This is the first year that I've actively done winter gardening.
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| Winter crops in the floating garden. |
I've cleaned out all of the containers on the decks, but the raised beds on the garden float are still producing.
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| Some sections are resting until spring. |
Yesterday there was a break and I had some sun and dry weather to go out to work in the soil. After being stuck indoors for almost a week, it was wonderful.
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| I cleaned out the hoop tunnel and worked up the soil. |
At the back of the garden I still have carrots, beets, Brussels sprouts and kale.In the front are broccoli, thyme and rosemary.
And there are signs of spring. The garlic and daffodil bulbs are starting to sprout.
We haven't been to the grocery store in over a week due to stormy weather and lingering winter colds.
These fresh winter garden vegetables make our meals from storage staples healthier and more appealing.
Do you winter garden? What are your favourite plants to grow? -- Margy
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Wow! Beautiful vegetables from your wonderful winter garden! Amazing and so fun to hear about, too!
ReplyDeleteWe are still eating tomatoes that we ripened on the vines that we cut and put in our garage.
Mine didn't last that long, but I didn't have many vines to start with. I don't have a garage so I removed the tomatoes and let them ripen in the cabin. They lasted at least a month that way. - Margy
DeleteNow that is a unique garden! Love it! No winter gardening here though.
ReplyDeleteProbably not with all that snow, but I have seen pictures of people who cover their beds and dig through th4 snow to harvest carrots. - Margy
DeleteHow satisfying to grow a veggie garden in your space. I planted garlic this winter. First try.
ReplyDeleteI was amazed to see my garlic sprouting already. This is the first year I planted the cloves in fall for an early spring start. - Margy
DeleteBeautiful! I'm planning to try a few winter veggies next winter, too.
ReplyDeleteYour climate is just about the same as mine so it should do well. - Margy
Deletehow wonderful, but I don´t think that would work in Sweden :)
ReplyDeleteMaybe not, but that's where some of my ancestors came from. - Margy
DeleteGreat growing, nice to have some fresh veggies all winter long without running to the store (which isn't easy for you)
ReplyDeleteI just saw kale for $2 a small bunch. I must have picked $4 worth the other day. - Margy
DeleteI don't winter garden. It would take a greenhouse, and since I usually fail at growing veggies, it's not worth the investment.
ReplyDeleteWe get down to below zero (Celsius) and it all still keeps fresh. - Margy
DeleteWow - what an amazing garden!
ReplyDeleteThanks. I like winter gardening because it is much less work. No need to water and weeds don't grow. - Margy
DeleteCongrats on your garden, I admire your ability and determination to make such a good and productive garden right where you are. Now a question please - in one of the photos of the garden there is a structure and some boats way on the other side of the bay. Is that a neighbor? I have bought and read all of Wayne's BC books and although he includes wonderful photos of the area he tends to show maps to illustrate where places are and I try to understand what the surroundings are - so which neighbor might that be?
ReplyDeleteThanks for being such a faithful reader. We can see three cabins across from ours even though there are more tucked away in protective bays. - Margy
DeleteHow fabulous to be harvesting such healthy looking vegetables in January. Pretty sure that northern Montana is not hospitable for winter gardening ...
ReplyDeleteWe do get moderated temperatures from the ocean I guess. We are a little farther north than Montana. - Margy
DeleteWow, that is cool you can garden in the winter. The fresh veggies look beautiful. Enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteI spent today canning potatoes. There's always something fun to do here at the cabin. - Margy
DeleteEnjoyed seeing your River Garden! I grew up living on a boat and my mom made a similar floating raft to hold her potted plants that fit in our slip in front of the boat.
ReplyDeleteThere was an amazing garden float at the Gibson's Marina just south of us. - Margy
DeleteAmazing winter harvest - and your meals will be so colorful too. I don't garden in the winter, I get enthusiastic in the winter though and can't wait for spring.
ReplyDeleteThe good part about winter gardening is there is very little work other than picking. In the summer I have to water all the time. Never this time of year. - Margy
DeleteI don't winter garden. Living in Vancouver we get so much rain. I'm wondering if a winter garden would work for me. I have no sheltered area for growing. Your winter garden is wonderful and healthy. I agree that not having to water and weed are also great bonuses to winter gardening.
ReplyDeleteWe aren't much farther north than you are. Powell River gets lots of rain in the winter, especially this year. My float garden drains well so that helps a lot. My containers get too wet in the winter so I pull those plants out at the end of summer. - Margy
DeleteHey, love the winter gardening1 We can only do sprouting seeds. I tried to sign up to your blog a while ago, right at the bottom of the page there, but just got a load of html. I mentioned it in my reply to your previous comment on our blog, but just realised maybe you didn't see the comment. I just tried again and it didn't work. Any ideas? Lou (yukonbushlife.com)
ReplyDeleteI sent a response by email as well. There is a "Follow" button to the right at the bottom of the green side bar. Let me know if that doesn't work for you. - Margy
DeleteOMG what an idyllic set-up you have there! It is like something for tour packages to emulate. We have all the land and yet we are not that productive, you are amazing! How far are you from the nearest agricultural supply store to get your soil and media? I love that gardening part most of all in what you're doing there. BTW i have phobia on depths and heights, hehe
ReplyDeleteI am going to give a garden club tour this June. We will bring seven people up at at time in our boat. Should be fun. We are half an hour by boat from town and the stores with gardening supplies are about a fifteen minute drive from the marina at the bottom of the lake. We keep a truck there for land transportation. I'm okay with depths (like in the water) but heights are scary for me too. I'm better than I used to be but not 100%. I know my limits.
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