Gardening Around the Seasons

Having a garden that will flourish even in the winter months is a product of labor and love of a challenge. Harvesting creations from your tilled earth is a tasty and economical advantage as well.

Plant in the late summer and fall to ensure crop for the winter months. A great idea is to locate a time table that reflects frost dates. Mulching heavily can protect your young plants in the fall. Choosing the proper location for a year round garden is another important element. Don’t choose an area prone to the first of frosts, such as a spot located at the bottom of a hillside. Choosing the type of plant you want to harvest is also important. Great plants for winter harvest include many such as kale, spinach, beets, and turnips.

Watering your young plants is important so as to avoid freeze. Shading the youngsters will allow the soil to remain moist. It is easy to use an umbrella or even a board which can provide much needed shade. Making your garden easily accessible is a good plan. No one is going to want to trudge through the snow, mud, and muck to collect a picking.

If your garden is for foliage vs. product, consider color. It is very appeasing to the eye in winter months to view rich red colors against snow. Fragrance is another enjoyable aspect of your garden in the winter months. Winter honeysuckle and wintersweet are both highly fragrant plants.

Raised beds of plants with properly timed plantings can last the season through; think of height, color, harvest, and protection from seasonal elements.