These are aerial views of my garden taken one per month, between May 2006 and April 2007.
It makes me notice how short the growing season is: 4 months, July to October. I'd like to have more crops producing in May and November to extend the season.
Note added: I remember that I started my garden planting very late last year because it rained (poured) from about April 15 to May 15. I lost 90% of my beets and onions seedlings because of this. And now this April is very cold.
Another footnote: I started harvesting lettuce at the very end of June and my last harvest (carrots, beets and chard) was Thanksgiving - end of November. I suppose that's five months.
aerial view
What a great view of a growing year! Can you do cold frames at all to extend the growing season a bit?
ReplyDeleteA cold frame would be a great addition. I'm looking for some old windows to build one. I hate to buy garden things. I'd love to have a nice cold frame. I should get moving on this project soon.
ReplyDeleteI'd also like to find some good hoops and garden fabric (time for a trip to a garden center soon, or mail order). And I am using black plastic to warm the soil this year.
Finally, I have collected a number of cold weather vegetable seeds: kale, endive, escarole, beets and carrots.
What a wonderful series! I can't believe that your growing season was only 4 months long, though. I swear that it seemed like you were harvesting or enjoying something every time I visited last year. :)
ReplyDeleteMaybe the summer is just more memorable for us gardeners.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing the enthusiastic growth of veggies! Great series.
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely pictures - great idea!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the compliments. I love watching my garden grow!
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