Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Winter Gardening - Basics for Beginners

Growing vegetables in winter is really a matter of collection does not grow so much. The idea is to grow vegetables in late summer and then come to collect during the winter, protecting them from exposure to weathering, denying them water. The water in the plant cells is the one that freezes and kills the irrigation of plants, they must stop when the cold begins to set in

E 'must select Hardy vegetables - think cabbage, broccoli and cabbage - the cruciferousVegetables. You can not grow or summer vegetables like cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers and zucchini in the winter.

Winter Vegetables

Some of Hardy vegetables leeks and cabbage. Many of the Greens as Asian bok choy are also resistant.

Porro is a plant commonly used in soups and stews, and can be substituted in many recipes for onion. This system gives us the root for consumption. The white base of the stalk is often cut into slicesfor the nice "round" in a soup, or it can be very similar to an onion in roasted vegetables and the like. Leeks can be "winter over" in areas that are higher than 4 and, if given some protection.

Kale is a green like Swiss chard, mustard or turnip. We eat the leaves of the plant. It is used in soups, stews and ready for use as a steamed green alone. It 's very durable and can frost and winter weather, with little or no protection in zone 6 and above was observed. As a little 'Security, survive in zones 4 Kale in winter.

I gathered from my cold greenhouse Bok Choi at least 14 F. lettuce easily go below zero, and radishes, peas, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cabbage are very cold tolerant.

Protection in the winter

The basic resources that are necessary to protect the vegetables from the online coverage of winter weather, tunnels, gardens, greenhouses and unheated bells. Many can be made by a simpleMaterials.

In warmer climates is a single cover all that is necessary. In colder climates, such as areas 4 and below, double covering is necessary. A cold frame with an additional clear plastic cover works very well, but a house of tires or a greenhouse structure will be much more room to work and keeps you out of the winter weather.

The clear plastic cover of a garden structure protects plants harsh winter winds, allowing the collection of sunlight onGuide to heat the area where the plants grow. Do not use raised beds during the winter, as well as give its heat to the environment very quickly.

growing cold and vegetable crops on land must be done so that the natural heat trapped in the earth through the layers of transparent cover. This is one reason why other root crops and vegetables on the ground are narrow, the best choice for winter gardening - can be easily covered with a rowCover or cold frame.

Think of each layer of plastic material such as a blanket. For cold use a blanket for a very cold weather, use two.

Vintage

Most of what you will harvest the winter. Planted and grown to be the largest part of the question. You have to save that for the spring.

As long as you do not irrigate their crops during the winter, should be in relatively decent shape for harvest. The key is to allow them to warm up a bit 'beforeHarvest. Do not remain well above freezing for a few hours before groped collection.

This could mean waiting a day or two between harvests, but if you wait until it warms up in the context of this "roof", you will reap a pulp. Let the sun warm his work and stuff for a couple of hours before the collection of cultures from that crisp cold of life.

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