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

[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!