Gardening Thread- Show me your gardens!

i had to go look at the seed packet name. Says 66days
https://www.ufseeds.com/product/catalyst-xr-f1-corn-seed/COCAY.html

 

So corn variety says 18- 24 days after silk can be ready for harvest

 

Yup that’s why I asked! At two weeks after silk I watch closely every day. Salivating the entire time. If you go too long the kernels start to get hard and it’s not as delicious.

 

These corn plants look much better timed than the first batch. Some stalks still are smaller but overall this corn looks healthy. Ill rotate where i put the corn next season. Should be around the 24th to see if any are ready. Im surprised how fast it grew

 

Lots of plants can handle freezing. Check out this chart. https://www.fedcoseeds.com/seeds/veggie-chart Anything listed as VH in the hardiness column will easily tolerate temperatures down to 0F or lower. Anything with an H in that column will tolerate temps to 20F or colder. Also some varieties will handle more cold than others. I grow "Giant Winter Spinach" and it's particularly hardy. They grow much slower in the cold, and will even quit growing when it's very cold, but won't die.

Seriously if you are interested in winter gardening get this book:

$20 Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long, 2nd Edition

https://www.amazon.com/Four-Season-Harvest-Organic-Vegetables-Garden/dp/1890132276

 

I didn't realize that plants can survive subzero temps. I read this on Amazon.

Copy and paste, from Amazon

Spinach plants are very cold tolerant. Giant Noble Spinach Germination: Because spinach loves cool weather and can survive sub-zero temperatures when protected sufficiently, it should be planted as soon as the ground can be worked in spring, or after the heat of summer for a fall crop.

It reminds me of wrapping blankets on the the figs trees for the winters. We used to buried them in the fall then dig them up in the Spring.

 

dont know how much space you have land-wise, but maybe an underground greenhouse would help keep those temps at bay

i just started learning about them. i dont have the space for it or a normal green house for that matter, but i can dream

https://insteading.com/blog/underground-greenhouse/

 

How far under the frost line the greenhouse have to be?

 

it seems 6' - 8 ' is the normal depth thats recommended, i cant imagine many places that have a frost line more than 24"....then again i dont actually know that.


after looking it up it seems most states would be good with anything lower than 4' aside form the northern/north eastern states

 

It's a cool idea, but looks like a hell of a lot of work to build.

 

agree. this is for people who live in climates where its mostly lower temps that arent suitable for gardens.

 

Well that would be me. We usually only have 90 days frost free.

 

how much do you like having fresh vegetable that can be picked at your desire?

that'd be the reason for this type of garden....or for people who live off-grid in your type of climate

 

In Southeastern MA we're 3ft frost line and some Northern cities has a 4ft frost line.

Another idea would be a geothermal heating system. This would definitely warm a greenhouse.

 

I have fresh greens through Christmas and starting again in early March with the system I have now. With a little more attention I could probably have them year round with no changes to my facilities.

 

Nothing is green here around December.

I have to start my boiler up to make sure it works from sitting through the summer.

 

I haven't contributed much to this thread over the past year, but have been gardening and canning a decent amount. Had a good harvest due to unprecedented rain perfectly interwoven with hot sunny days. It was the best gardening season in the last 11 years I've lived here.

From top left to bottom right: habanero jam, cowboy candy, charred red onion & cucumber relish (my favorite), dill pickles, pickle relish, pickled jalapenos and cherry peppers, tomato soup, pickled squash/zucchini, giardiniera (with a dill twist), and miscellaneous leftover brines and jams to be used for cooking.


We don't have a pressure canner so that's why everything is in acid brine. But definitely thinking about getting one next year if weather next year is anything like this year. We still have a bunch of tomatoes in the freezer too, so we'll be making more soup soon and some tomato jam.

 

You could easily overwinter spinach and kale. That book I provided the link for was written by a guy that lives in Maine. He overwinters stiff all the time.

 

That book is my cart. Will get a copy. Thank yo for suggesting it. I am expanding my winter garden this year. Putting in more raised beds too.

 

Got the first cantaloupe - perfect.