Fall/Winter Garden Begins

[dalthauser]

Spent all day (save tea and potty breaks) outside in the garden.  
It was just the medicine I needed to get me out of the emotional gloom I'd been in.

I'd let everything get very overgrown as seen by this pic (the chili's and peppers are the only thing left from spring - and they'll product until the first freeze)

Got a good start on the Fall/Winter garden Sunday, but I have hours and hours left before it's completely planted.




Here I'm doing Garlic.  Instead of buying seed garlic, I decided to get organic garlic from the grocery.  If it does well - I'll have saved about $18. 



Here are the Collard Green transplants I bought at the store.  Nine plants will feed me and I'll be able to freeze about a dozen portions as well.



The areas covered are the collards and in the back the leek and green onion seeds.  This will keep the birds out the seeds and the bugs off the collards.  I also planted red onions and shallots next to the garlic.



I still have lots to plant.  Lettuce, Spinach, Chinese Cabbage, Beets, Radishes, Turnips, Sweet Peas, and Fava Beans.  Now that I'm started though - I have motivation to finish.

Comments

[soyosauce.livejournal.com]

That looks like a lot of work, but I bet the fresh produce is worth it! In what part of the country to you live?

[eats-veggies.livejournal.com]

It's very much worth all trouble. I buy organic (due to paranoia mostly) - so growing most of my produce saves me a lot of money.

I live in New Braunfels Texas (half way between Austin & San Antonio) - so the best gardening actually is in the winter (no bugs and less weeding/watering).

[onecrowesorrow.livejournal.com]

Your courage and ambition inspired me. I'm tired just reading this. Nice pics. Tomorrow I'm going to work in my front garden and hopefully mulch and plant some tulips for next year, and maybe do something with he gigantic pumpkin I put on my front step yesterday. Do you know this saying "As is the garden...so is the Gardener". You can always tell how I'm doing by the condition of my garden.

Good inspiring post.

[eats-veggies.livejournal.com]

Hahaha - that is a good saying, and it totally applies to me.

It's not so hard if you have a good radio station and ice cold tea :-) Post a pic of your pumpkin when you finish carving it!

[onecrowesorrow.livejournal.com]

Okey Dokey!

[sahlah.livejournal.com]

When should I arrive with my fork and plate? Nice work.

[eats-veggies.livejournal.com]

By December it should start looking nice - Come On Over with your pepper sauce! :-)

[papoose.livejournal.com]

Yummy!
I've never planted fall crops. I should try it.

[eats-veggies.livejournal.com]

Much easier than spring/summer. The bugs and disease are all tired out by the time Oct/Nov comes. haha.

[joebanks.livejournal.com]

A couple years back i bought some garlic, to eat, that turned out to be to "fragarant" to keep in the house. I took it outside and planted a bulb by each door and had no vampires that year!

[eats-veggies.livejournal.com]

hahaha. Hey, no joke, I was in my 30's before I got over my fear of vampires. I think it was the Anne Rice books - she makes them seem so sexy, you almost want to date one.

[minemouse.livejournal.com]

Gosh, I have everything all tucked away for the long cold winter. I really envy you planting this time of year! Homegrown veggies simply cannot be beat. I already miss my garden tomatoes.