The winter chill has set in and for those who love to plant and nuture seeds into life, this can be a long cold season. But there are some vegetables that actually grow in the cold of winter:
Food2GRo offers this information on winter vegetables:
Winter Veggies
Check out the plant characteristics of winter plants. We suggest you try and plant in a greenhouse on a raised bed if possible for many of the plants. Don’t attempt to grow fruit bearing plants in the winter, unless you live where it is warm and very sunny. Even then, in winter the sun is farther away and there is less daylight.
There are some vegetables that are so hearty in the winter, they can withstand some extreme temperatures and grow outdoors. Not that many however: beets, kohlrabi, parsnip, turnips, carrots, potatoes and lamb’s lettuce have been known to grow in very cold temperatures.
Other vegetables can be grown in beds and in shelter from the cold such as a greenhouse: spinach, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, red cabbage, chard, collards, lettuce, mustard, onion, peas and radish. You may risk the danger of your plants freezing inside your greenhouse but you should plan to insulate the greenhouse as much as possible. Also blanket the beds for your plants to keep the soil in them from freezing.
Of course whatever you are growing, remember a bottle of the best energy beverage for your plants: Great Big Plants. Available in two sizes.
28 Dec 2007 GBP
