cmagnus

cmagnus's ...Winter Greens... garden

Garden Type: Greenhouse | Sun: Indoor | Soil: Potting Mix I'm Organic!

In the interest of adapting to life in the frigid north, I am attempting a winter garden. I’m planting cold-hardy greens in window boxes in a three season room. It is much cheaper than buying, or even constructing, a cold frame. I’m sticking to salad greens, because anything else I can buy frozen.

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Plantings

  • Erba Stella Day 78

    Erba Stella

    Plantago coronopus

    Sown on 04 Sep 09

    • 1 journals
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  • Miner's Lettuce Day 78

    Miner's Lettuce

    Claytonia perfoliata

    Sown on 04 Sep 09

    • 0 journals
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  • Winter Mustard Day 78

    Winter Mustard

    Brassica juncea

    Sown on 04 Sep 09

    • 0 journals
    • 1 faves
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  • winter chicory Day 78

    winter chicory

    Cichorium intybus

    Sown on 04 Sep 09

    • 0 journals
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  • winter frisee galia endive Day 78

    winter frisee galia endive

    Cichorium endivia var. crispa

    Sown on 04 Sep 09

    • 0 journals
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  • winter endive Day 78

    winter endive

    Cichorium endivia var. crispa

    Sown on 04 Sep 09

    • 0 journals
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  • Arugula: garden (winter) Day 79

    Arugula: garden (winter)

    Eruca sativa

    Sown on 03 Sep 09

    • 2 journals
    • 0 faves
    • 0 comments

  • Arugula: Sylvetta (winter) Day 79

    Arugula: Sylvetta (winter)

    Eruca sativa

    Sown on 03 Sep 09

    • 1 journals
    • 0 faves
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  • Winter Lettuce Day 80

    Winter Lettuce

    Lactuca sativa

    Sown on 02 Sep 09 Lettuce for winter consumption.

    • 2 journals
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Comments

  • 7thswan

    7thswan wrote: Oh this is my first time trying to grow food in my Greenhouse. Before it was just Tropicals and Palanopsis. Greens are so much faster and the Fear of the heat going out is so mush less expensive/stressful. I just have to learn how to make a Greenhouse Tomato Happy!

    Posted on 08 Oct 08 (about 1 years ago)

  • cmagnus

    cmagnus wrote:

    Wow. A greenhouse tomato is bold. I’m excited to see how yours works out. My partner and I discussed tomatoes at length. Tomatoes are always so tempting to grow, but in the end we decided they’d be our lowest gardening priority because our grocery store has local greenhouse tomatoes year-round. The greens are always from California.

    Posted on 08 Oct 08 (about 1 years ago)

  • mondomuse

    mondomuse wrote:

    This indoor “greens” garden looks great! You are adapting well to this northern climate in your analysis of available produce and what to grow yourself. There is a bit of San Diego up there on those shelves. Good luck with this garden; hope it’s a smashing success complete with salad dressing recipes posted here.

    Posted on 26 Nov 08 (about 12 months ago)

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