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The vegetable garden in a warm December
Posted on by marylandgrows
It’s going to be pretty chilly tonight, but the forecast for the coming week sounds a lot like the rest of December – unseasonably warm, and not the slightest chance of a white Christmas. We are breaking records both locally…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Erica, Fall Gardening, Weather, Winter Gardening
Inside greenery for a snowy day
Posted on by marylandgrows
I don’t know about you, but in the middle of the winter I not only like to dream about summer gardens, I also want to have some greenery inside. Houseplants and I don’t get along well (plus my cats like…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Erica, Starting from Seed, Winter Gardening
Winter Gardening and Climate Change
Posted on by marylandgrows
So, living in Howard county Maryland, our USDA plant hardiness zone recently changed from 6b to a warmer 7a, which raised USDA’s extreme minimum temperature from -5 to 0 degrees Fahrenheit. This and other evidence indicates that our climate is…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Kent, Brassicas, Winter Gardening
Yukon Golds stored in the ground for the winter
Posted on by marylandgrows
So today was grandparent duty day and I picked up my newly minted 5 year old grandson Tyler from preschool at 1 pm. It was still such a nice day, I thought he and I could dig up a few…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Kent, Potatoes, Winter Gardening, Young Gardeners
Hardening Off Vegetable Transplants, Season Extension
Posted on by marylandgrows
Well, I guess I knew that winter wasn’t entirely over, but will it change my plans to put in some early season broccoli, cauliflower and lettuce, not likely. Monday, I set up one of my cold frames and loaded it…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Kent, Cold Frames, Starting from Seed, Winter Gardening
Update: greens post-Polar Vortex
Posted on by marylandgrows
I promised an update on how various protected and unprotected vegetable plants fared in the recent cold snap. We heard from Gordon Clark on his greens before the single-digit cold; here’s what he had to say about what happened next…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Erica, Brassicas, Season Extension, Winter Gardening
Greens in the depths of winter
Posted on by marylandgrows
Today’s super-cold temperatures made me think about winter gardening, so I asked Gordon Clark, Montgomery County MG and Project Director of Montgomery Victory Gardens, how his low tunnels were faring. He reported that in anticipation of the cold he harvested…
Read MoreCategory: Uncategorized Tags: Author:Erica, Brassicas, Season Extension, Winter Gardening
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