I prefer to think of it as late summer. And under the double protection offered by our 3-H once it's completed, it will still feel like late summer.
Paul installed part of the plastic on the 3-H today. We needed to get all the spinach and lettuce seeds in the soil today.
We also planted the first of our radishes and onions. Only two more weekends are available for successive plantings. In the meantime we're waiting for seeds to plant our mâche, which is known as corn salad in the United States or lamb's lettuce in England.
If all goes as hoped, our winter garden will mature enough in the autumn for us to harvest in winter, when our boxes will be further protected with floating row covers.
Can you imagine dining on fresh homegrown salads in the winter? We can.
As we bask in the glow of hope, it's time to call it a day.
We ate spinach off our cold frames all winter last year you may be surprised that even if it stops growing in the coldest times it may survive and start up in the spring and be ready to eat as you start seeding again. Watch the heat though the frames can heat up quickly.
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