Broccoli and Cabbage variety recommendations for winter garden?
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WANTED: Broccoli, Cabbage, Kale
Comments (0)I am in need of some broccoli, cabbage, and kale seeds for my winter garden. I prefer open pollinated or heirloom varieties, but anything will be fine. If you have any extras, please look at my "have" list and see if I have anything you want and send me an email. Thanks!...See MoreWanted: Broccoli, Cabbage, Kale
Comments (0)I need some seeds for broccoli, cabbage, and kale for my winter garden. I prefer heirloom/open-pollinated varieties but will take whatever you have extras of. Please look at my Have list and see if there's anything you want. I have lots of multiplier onions, a few different kinds of heirloom tomatoes, and a some other misc edibles. Thanks!...See MoreAdvice about winter gardening and veggie varieties?
Comments (18)I wanted to provide an update on my winter garden efforts. =) I built a small (about 3x6) low tunnel using 1/2" electrical conduit and a clear plastic dropcloth along the back of my garden, where there is full winter sun and protection on the north side. I had a "duh" moment the other day while I was out in the garden picking swiss chard for dinner from my MONSTER plants... I transplanted them into my tunnel and they are doing great. (The "control" I left outside the tunnel is now DEAD.) We'll see how long they last through the winter! I know they'll go to seed in the spring if they survive, but that's ok, I'll have new stuff by then. And I can save seed that way too =) I also moved my parsley in there, so I can see how that does. I tried presprouting spinach and mache inside, which worked fine, and then planting them out... well, they weren't doing so hot without any protection, so I put them in the tunnel as well, and I am starting to see sprouts! Not growing fast, but growing. We'll see if they can get established enough before the weather really gets bad. And finally, I have lettuce sprouting inside a milk jug (wintersowing style), inside the tunnel. It is tiny right now, but green and healthy looking! I figured it would get "double protection" that way and might make it. My husband just rolls his eyes, but I tell him, "Hey, this will keep me sane through the winter, so humor me!" And he really does, he helps a lot even though he's not really into gardening! Helped me get my new community garden plot cleared and tilled this spring (after five years of neglect), built me raised beds at home, and he even thinks to get grounds for the compost heap when he's at the coffee shop =) >sorry had to brag on him a little!Anyway, I am excited to see what will happen! All the tips from posters here are such a help! Lori...See MoreBroccoli/cabbage: how cold can they go *clap clap*
Comments (9)I'm still harvesting savoy cabbage, collards, Spigariello Liscia, and several varieties of kale. Late-planted broccoli and Romanesco cauliflower plants are still green but show no signs of producing heads. After a thaw this week, I pulled the last of this season's turnips, beets, parsley root, rutabaga, carrots, and potatoes; all but the potatoes were still showing some healthy green foliage. Berggarten Sage leaves are still healthy and green. Biggest surprise is still-healthy cilantro. We've had temps in mid-teens a couple of nights. Is the *clap clap* you smacking your hands together to warm them up? Or trying to wake up gardeners who might have gone to sleep for the winter? Or applauding the plants for surviving freezing weather?...See MoreChristian
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