With snow on the horizon, growing fruits and veggies is coming to a close. Some gardens, like those at Midtown Community Garden, have already put their beds to rest for the season to get ready for winter. But even with empty beds, the work of gardening isn’t quite done.
“A lot of things have been pulled at this point,” Nick Riordan, the garden’s organic coordinator, explained. “I feel like this is a great time to be spending, you know, cooking and processing.”
Despite the cold, some produce can still be harvested well into November.
“A lot of the leafy greens, like collards and kale, they’re not growing anymore. In fact, they’ll be frozen solid,” Riordan noted. “But you can go out, as opposed to taking up space in your freezer or your fridge, leave them out there.”
There are also ways to keep growing produce during the winter months.
“One thing we’ve done at home is grow microgreens,” Riordan shared. “We plant seeds under lights and harvest the plants when they’re only a few inches tall.”
Riordan also recommends preparing for next season by adding mulch and compost to the beds now so they’ll be ready to use next spring.
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