Gardening

For many gardeners, the growing season starts after the last frost in the spring and ends with the first frost of fall.  For those of us in cold climates with short frost-free growing seasons, adding cold hardy vegetables to the garden can nearly double the growing season.  There are a number of vegetables that can grow in the fall well past first snow, and even a few vegetables that can grow in winter even in cold climates.

Brussel sprouts sweeten after first frost, and they keep on growing even covered in an early snow.

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Growing cranberries in your backyard is one of the easiest ways to put homegrown food on the holiday table.  Cranberries are perennial, and once planted they’ll keep producing crops year after year even with minimal care.  Our small 8×8 cranberry bed produces enough to keep our family supplied all winter long, and all it takes is occasional weeding and sand mulch once per year.

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For most gardeners, strawberries are the first fruits of early summer.  June bearing strawberries produce heavy crops, but for a very short season.  Strawberries come and go, to be quickly forgotten as other fruits begin bearing.  Everbearing strawberries are different.  These marathon runners of the strawberry world begin producing alongside their early counterparts, but they’ll keep producing until snow blankets the ground in late fall or early winter.

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While most of the garden is getting put to bed, garlic is just getting started.  Planting garlic in the fall may seem a bit backward, but it’s the best way to ensure a good crop the following year.

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Tomatillos are one of the easiest crops to grow in the home garden, and plants yield pounds of fruit even with no care or weeding.  Growing tomatillos is extremely rewarding because they’re a dependable crop even in the worst years.  Tomatillos are a quick win for new gardeners, and perfect for growing with kids.

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