I thought Sunday’s update would be my last for the year, but I think I can sneak one last update in before the new year.
Before leaving town Monday, I ran by Producers and picked up some onion sets and seeds for some greens and brussels sprouts. The onions and sprouts should do fine with the cold. The other plants in the garden that are similar to greens did well through the recent freeze, so I’m trying the greens.
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Something’s been digging around in the garden (I suspect the neighborhood cat), but it doesn’t like to dig where plants are growing—only the clear areas. Unfortunately, some of those clear areas have seeds waiting to grow. I went ahead and outlined several of the squares with the onions in the hope that the onions will discourage the digging. I also put a few onions in the middle of some of the squares, even if I had planted seeds there.
I planted only one square of the brussels sprouts. I enjoy them in small quantities, but this is my first time to try growing them. I’ll let you know how things go.
So over the next month or two, we’ll be tracking cabbage, brussels sprouts, onions, greens, arugula, lettuce, radishes, and whatever else I’m not remembering at the moment. I plan on tracking down some garlic in January as well as plant some carrots. I only have 6-inch beds, so I will be harvesting the carrots a bit early, before they need more than the 6 inches of soil. I might build some more beds in early spring/late winter, including a 12-inch bed for potatoes.
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