Summer gardening season is quickly coming to an end, with fall approaching and winter just around the corner.
Although some gardeners put their tools away for the season during August or September, others keep planting throughout autumn – preparing for a winter harvest.
On this week’s edition of Off The Grid Radio we discuss everything you’ve always wanted to know about fall and winter gardening … but perhaps were too embarrassed to ask.
Our guest is Brad Halm, the co-founder of The Seattle Urban Farm Company and the co-author of two gardening book
s: High-Yield Vegetable Gardening and Food Grown Right, In Your Backyard.
Brad tells us:
- What you should plant during the fall — and when.
- How you can plant carrots and overwinter them for an early spring harvest.
- Which frost-tolerant vegetables can survive cold temperatures, uncovered, down into the 20s.
- What you can do now to keep harvesting vegetables outdoors, well into January and February.
- Why fall and winter gardening sometimes producers better-tasting vegetables.
Finally, Brad tells us four unique ways you can garden outside throughout winter – allowing you to enjoy fresh spring vegetables when snow is still on the ground. If you’ve never tried fall and winter gardening, but have always wanted to give it a try, then this week’s show is for you!