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Gardening

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts) Fri Oct 2, 2015, 02:49 PM Oct 2015

Anybody else working on their winter garden? [View all]

I've been getting a bed ready to plant my garlic, and am just about ready. Dug the red clover under, expanded the bed and edged it with some of the 6 inch across or so maple logs left over from cutting down the tree last winter. Still going to scatter some fertilizer and maybe mix in some compost, then it's time for the garlic to go in.

Now that the bed's bigger, I'm thinking I'll have space to add some non-garlic, but I'm not sure just what I'll go with.

Who else is working on what?

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Anybody else working on their winter garden? [View all] Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 OP

I planted Brussel Sprout seedlings a few weeks ago. Warren Stupidity Oct 2015 #1

Everyone inspired me, but I don't want to run out of time, so I hit the garden store. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #6

garden greens NJCher Oct 2015 #2

I mainly just plant it because I'm picky about the taste. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #7

It is mostly root crops for me DirtyHippyBastard Oct 2015 #3

I just can't seem to get onions to grow. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #8

I had great luck first time ian cameron dromore Feb 2016 #16

Mostly dense clay. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #17

Soil is the key ian cameron dromore Feb 2016 #18

I can't get through my pumpkin patch libodem Oct 2015 #4

I only got about 5 libodem Oct 2015 #5

We planted turnips, turnip greens, kale and curly mustard to eat and Austrian japple Oct 2015 #9

Dogs kept running into my bed to eat dirt, so I've put up some ad-hoc fencing. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #10

Turnips are sweet, crunchy, and add so much depth to soups, potato dishes. japple Oct 2015 #14

Have you tried leeks? We have grown them in the past and hope to get japple Oct 2015 #15

Turnip greens, collards and red romaine so far alfie Oct 2015 #11

Is there anything special you need to do for onions? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #12

I dig in some bone meal alfie Oct 2015 #13