We had some nights in the 30’s the end of last week/weekend & that killed the tomatoes and pepper plants ... marigolds around the garden, too. Sunday, I got out and cleaned the garden ... figured I’d be putting it ‘to bed’ for the winter. It was a very sad time, cleaning it all up and I just couldn’t stand it, SO ... even though I know it’s way, way too late for planting ‘cold weather’ crops, I did it anyway. Seeds were very hard to find, but I found some Chinese Kale, Collards and Beets. The seeds are in the ground and we’ve had some warm days. I mostly want fresh greens so if they come up enough for that, I’ll be a happy camper. I have some seeds left on the kale/collards so I can plant a very early spring crop, too.
My little garden (about 6 x 6) has woven wire around 3 sides and I think I can make a little ‘greenhouse’ with some tarp ... instead of a ‘long tunnel’, I’ll have a little square one. This little garden is the first one I’ve ever had that didn’t get out of control with weeds. We’ve been cleaning out a pole barn on the property and it looks like I’ll have enough lumber to make a couple more raised beds for next year .... I really didn’t have enough room for everything I wanted to plant .... already thinking about next spring & looking forward to those fresh veggies!
We just recently had a hard freeze. I had a few pepper plants left in the garden(most I had already dug up, put into pots, and brought indoors) so I decided to just throw some plastic over them.
I have a little wire fence about 18” tall on three sides and the retaining wall on the North East side. They came through pretty good, and are drinking up the nice weather this week.
I too find that the smaller raised beds are not so prone to weeds, and with the mel’s mix as a base, so easy to pull out whatever you need to pull.
It’s great to have your own stuff at hand. Just go out and clip a little hear and there, and you’ve got great stuff to eat with no worries about E Coli etc.