Fall & Winter Gardening
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap
but by the seeds that you plant.”
~Robert Louis Stevenson
It’s time to start those seeds for you fall/winter garden. Time to seed: turnips, radicchio, kale, overwintering onions, winter radishes, lettuce and spinach. It’s also time to sow some clover under your tomatoes.
Last week I started seeds for: ‘Catalina’ and ‘Bloomsdale Longstanding’ spinach, ‘Big Boston’ lettuce, fall greens mix, ‘Japanese Minowase’ radishes, ‘Round Black Spanish’ radishes. This week I’ll be starting some ‘Evergreen Hardy Bunching’ onions and more spinach and fall lettuce and maybe some turnips and radicchio. Don’t forget to order your garlic if you’re hoping to plant some this fall, if you wait to long you may not be able to find it. I ordered mine from Gourmet Garlic Gardens.
Have you planted anything for fall/winter yet?
Quote of the Day: Thomas Edison
“Until man duplicates a blade of grass,
nature can laugh at his so called scientific knowledge”
~ Thomas Edison
The longer I garden and learn about the balance of nature the less I realize I know. As my gardens live organically each additional year I’m amazed at how nature balances itself out without me having to step in. When I try to step in I upset the balance and who knows what the ramifications will be, especially down the road. I’m now even content to let horn worms eat my tomatoes, and the cabbage worms eat my brassicas, I know they make tasty treats for birds, or be a host for beneficial wasps.
How has your view of nature changed throughout your gardening career?
If you’d like a copy of this quote on this photo it’s on my Flickr.
Filed under Quote | Comments (4)Quote of the Day: M.F.K. Fisher
“The smell of good bread baking,
like the sound of lightly flowing water,
is indescribable in its evocation of innocence and delight”
– M.F.K. Fisher, The Art of Eating
We’ve certainly been enjoying a lot of freshly baked ciabatta bread, made with freshly ground flour. I think this is my favorite kind of bread, great any way you want to eat it crusty on the outside, chewy on the inside – MMMMMM.
What’s your favorite kind of bread?
Filed under Quote | Comments (2)Quote of the Day: Albert Einstein
“Look deep into nature,
and then you will understand everything better. ”
Sometimes looking at things from a different angle helps.
Have you noticed anything interesting in your gardens recently?
Filed under Quote | Comments (3)Quote of the Day: Unknown
“The difference between a stumbling block and a stepping stone
is how you use them.”
~Unknown
I’ve mentioned before about the rocky soil we have here at Chiot’s Run. Whenever I have to plant something it takes a long time to dig a hole and fish out all the rocks.
I could let this be a stumbling block and never plant anything, it is a HUGE pain after all and it takes a LONG time to plant anything. Instead, I see it as a bonus and I use these rocks for rock walls and stepping stones throughout the garden. Instead of being a big problem, they’re a big asset! Not to mention it’s good for my back and my biceps!
Do you have any stumbling blocks that you’ve harnessed as a bonus in your garden?
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