Showing posts with label autumn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label autumn. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

If You Fear Vampires

Or just otherwise like garlic, apparently this is a great time to plant it!

http://www.booksforbetterliving.com/5-ways-to-prepare-vegetable-garden-for-fall-and-winter/

Fall is the best time for garlic planting because it allows the crop to vernalize, resulting in larger yields (vernalization is a term used to describe a period of exposure to cold temperatures. For garlic, it encourages bulbing the following spring).Plant an individual garlic clove 3 inches deep and space them 6 to 8 inches apart. Add a few inches of mulch to the bed (straw and/or compost) and wait! Each clove will develop into a full head of garlic by next summer.

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Fall Vegetables

What to do after we harvest all of something? Replant!

Here is a handy calendar that shows a number of things that can be planted/harvested through the fall ...