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.

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[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).