#Winter vegetable garden

[laceysturmquotes]

Landscape Fountain Photo of a mid-sized mediterranean full sun backyard stone water fountain landscape.

[healthyboom]

Mastering the Art of Year-Round Vegetable Gardening: Tips, Techniques, and Inspiration

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[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Sunday 12 November 2023

These Cynara scolymus (globe artichoke) are grown for their edible flower buds but once these are no longer harvested the flower stems produce wonderful winter interest with these seed-heads.

Jill Raggett

[allthingssoulful-garden]

I've been eating from these 4 sorrel plants all winter. They stayed fresh and green, apart from a few days when we had around -10°C and lost some leaves to frost damage.

[toyastales]

Surrounded by natural wonders. Delightful!

[jensownzoo]

Hot damn they're mowing my neighbor's grass right now!

The reason why this is so exciting for me is that the property has been unoccupied for at least 15 years now. They've always used a service to keep it reasonably mowed, so that's not an issue.

What is GREAT is that I know for certain that there hasn't been any chemicals sprayed on the lawn that whole time and that grass clippings are FANTASTIC mulch for my tomatoes. And my yard produces very little clipping because it's a small area of zoysia (thanks to the drought it stayed dormant almost all of last year).

I just transplanted my tomatoes in and that grass is nearly a foot tall right now (first mow of the season). The timing couldn't have been better, though the rain we're going to get tonight means I need to grab my rake and my ikea bag and go gather it up immediately instead of letting it dry out for a few days first.

[ohmytomatoe]

PIZZA TIME 🍕

[sallyawayfromhome]

[vanishingsydney]

End of winter. Tuscan Kale. Community co-operative garden. Marrickville.

[countrybabbitt]

Nothing more gorgeous than tomatoes 🍅☀️

[survivalpreps]

[bluedesignwall]

This winter we experimented with growing cauliflower and broccoli in our glasshouse. We have done it before but the plants bolted and did not produce anything. This year as cauliflower reaches $6 each at the supermarket we have had success.

[brbcomicsseriesprojects]

My Whacky Neighbor’s Vegetable Garden | #07

Freezer burned beets...

Annabelle told Victoria she should harvest her winter vegetables before the last few snow falls for the season but she insisted they'd be hardy enough to survive the cold... She sure wasn't wrong!

[tinyshe]

Garden Report & Frugal Living 23.09.27

The geese have been leaving since Sunday; another tug on the heartstrings.

Most of the fruit has been gathered; only the heirloom european pear has some green rusted fruit. Brought in a several handfuls of new potatoes from the potato barrel (just enough to roast for a meal). We love them oven roasted in butter and salt.

Into the dehydrator: nettles, lemon verbena, elderberries, asian pears, rose petals. Next in is making disk of pear and haw (like fruit leather) to dry.

The chickens are almost ready for winter. I need to remove all the fallen leaves and go to the beach for sand (once it dries out). Have a bale of meadow grass at the ready (can't afford straw When it is available). I'm actually thinking about not doing the meadow grass either because the cost is outragious. Thinking about micro chips and harvesting twigs and whips to keep the girls up out of the muck that i will not remove until late Spring after the rains taper down.

My mushroom log is basically a crumbly sponge so I moved it into the seabuckthorn hedgerow. I don't think it will produce much more and can finish its composting out of the narrow walk. I'm not sure I want to do that again. It is easier and more assured to just purchase the mushrooms. I still have plugs but need to look at their viablity (it might be doubly a waste of time).

Getting ready to transplant rose clipping that took earlier this summer. Destination: rose tunnel at the farm (I will be so glad when that will be done; its a long project). I had some blank spots where someone/something made off with about 4 plants. Its been getting colder but not frost/ice yet so perhaps time for them to settle in before that arrives. Hoping the will set and stay.

I'm looking for an old fashion whet stone. Not the huge pedal kind but smaller hand size. The modern stuff don't do it and not thrilled with the local 'deals'. I'd rather hone my own, thank you.

Sourdough update: I think I have a good batch/ nice sponge. I tried making bread but the cold and heavy rain came and I couldn't get it to rise like I wanted using a new recipe so I flopped it in wrap and into the fridge until the next day. Tried getting it to rise again with adding a little more flour and it lifted a little but I was out of time so I stretched it into flat bread and tossed it into a hot oven. It had a nice taste but not enough rise to be good/toothsome (more like a rubbery pancake). Sprinkled it with grated cheese while it was hot to help but still a no. We'll see how the chickens like it. Will try recipe again on drier day. I think it is the recipe at fault but I will give it another go to make sure before I tear up its card.

Frugal tip: Winter time means being prepared for power outages so looking into those goods and checking now to see what is low and should be restocked. I get about to 'half' point and restock because I would rather be frugal in time and money. If wait until winter or at an 'event' the cost is high. One of those 'better prepared than not' = comfort of mind and body.

[ohmytomatoe]

Today became a day I needed it to become.

STEAK TIPS 🥩🌶️ Mini bell peppers, jalapeño, onions, garlic, artichokes and spices.

PEPPER BOOB OR BUTT?

[wildrungarden]

9/18/23 ~ I’ve also never grown radishes, but I’m starting with this variety!