MIgardener: Don’t Believe These LIES About Winter in The Garden!
Winter can be a time of reflection, planning, and peace, but it also can be a great time to learn more about how your garden copes with winter and how winter can actually help you as a gardener!
I didn't know that was when the maple tar spot vanished! Snow is welcome sight for anyone with a well too. Spot on about all the other benefits it brings. The cold inrush helped scale back the box elder and stink bugs this year I think. A winter without snow is like a recipe that's missing an ingredient. Old man winter can bring it!
We had such a mild winter this year (I live in a small coastal city in New Zealand, Southern Hemisphere, 34 – 47 degrees South) that the white butterflies were still seen in the middle of winter. Mind you winter's here on the coast tend to be mid 30s to mid 50s so bugs don't tend to disappear/hibernate.
Thats why we say here that we are putting the garden to bed.you can put some compost down, add a good layer of leaves and let it snow!! My problem is having too much go to dig under(on a normal winter) in the snow for carrots and such. I may try putting some carrots in a tub later in the summer surrounding and cover it like you said and see if I can get carrots at least on early winter! I am in the hills on n. Idaho.
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Where and when is this? I live in Michigan and we have no snow yet.
Like the Kale does this same true for Swiss Chard?
Can you share the dimensions of that raise bed, please? Maybe a link?? Excellent video- TFS!! Greetings from Northern Virginia…
we deal with bugs year-round here in Florida
So your soil doesnt freeze?
I didn't know that was when the maple tar spot vanished! Snow is welcome sight for anyone with a well too. Spot on about all the other benefits it brings. The cold inrush helped scale back the box elder and stink bugs this year I think. A winter without snow is like a recipe that's missing an ingredient. Old man winter can bring it!
I dont think it works in Zone 3, does it?
I'm in northern Utah and the soil in my raised beds does freeze. Now, I'll have to add those leaves and try it!
Winter? That snow lasted 3 days MAX
That snow last week saved my radishes and lettuce from frosting over
Nothing in winter for me. I need the nothingness, freezing snow piled 3' high to get rid of (or a least control) all the bad critters. 🐭 🪳 🐛
Can't believe southern Michigan got snow and northern Wisconsin got nothing.
Does this apply to the country of Canada were my children live? Were it can get to -45° Celsius or up to -65° Celsius ??
Hohoho!! ❄️☃️
Keep your snow! lol
I’m from Arkansas and growing some late cabbage and some broccoli. Can these plants withstand a frost or a day of snowfall and still grow and produce?
And do u sell honey patch squash seeds ??
We had such a mild winter this year (I live in a small coastal city in New Zealand, Southern Hemisphere, 34 – 47 degrees South) that the white butterflies were still seen in the middle of winter. Mind you winter's here on the coast tend to be mid 30s to mid 50s so bugs don't tend to disappear/hibernate.
Lol, Oklahoman here and the high today on November 17th was 80 degrees…🤡🤡
Thats why we say here that we are putting the garden to bed.you can put some compost down, add a good layer of leaves and let it snow!! My problem is having too much go to dig under(on a normal winter) in the snow for carrots and such. I may try putting some carrots in a tub later in the summer surrounding and cover it like you said and see if I can get carrots at least on early winter! I am in the hills on n. Idaho.
The cold and snow are good for raspberries and strawberries and alot of bulbs!