The garden as of now. It's lonely out there.

Sun Nov 20, 2011 6:14 pm

The garlic beds, all but one varitety have come up. I just planted 100 or so bulbils today as well.

The rest of this garden with lettuce and spinach doing great even with the heavy frost and freezes we have had.

If you need something easy to grow Swiss chard is super hardy.

Here is some Brussels Sprouts that don't seem to going anywhere I must have planted too late. I just can't seem to grow it for some reason.

Sun Nov 20, 2011 6:16 pm

Everything that is in the garden now will stay until the end. I actually want to see who the last standing is. It will be getting cold soon, than comes the snow.

Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:23 pm

That is One incredible Garden I Must Say

Sun Nov 20, 2011 8:20 pm

The bulbils are small so a 100 doens't go that far and i planted them close at whatever really. About an inch or so but there are just scattered in a row.

Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:32 pm

Looking good as always, Gixx

I'd hate to show what mine looks like right now :oops:

...though the kale is coming back since the earlier frost/freeze killed off the caterpillars. :wink:

Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:05 am

It still looks more green and alive than much of anything around here - great garden, as always!

Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:46 am

It does look a little lonely there, Dono... Good looking lettuce and chard, cool pup!

And I know exactly how you feel about those bulbils, just planted 100 tiny things of Shvelisi, and 100 (thank God for the size) of Elephant. So now, where normally I'd have 9 tomato plants, I have garlic :wink:

When do you normally plant Swiss Chard? Do you start it in-doors, or directly into the ground?

Regards,
D

Mon Nov 21, 2011 3:42 am

Don't know about gixx, but I direct seed my swiss chard in the ground the same time as spinach and lettuce -- "as soon as the soil can be worked." For me in my climate that's early to mid March. The lettuce and spinach bolt and are done as soon as it gets hot, but the swiss chard is still going strong. Love that stuff!

Mon Nov 21, 2011 4:43 am

Looks great compared to my field of white and 17 degrees. We just got another 6 inches of snow.

Mon Nov 21, 2011 6:20 am

Great picture and caption for the Brussels sprouts! Your dog looks like it is wondering what's going on with them, too :lol:

Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:41 am

That's an awesome garden!

Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:23 pm

rainbowgardener wrote:...I direct seed my swiss chard in the ground the same time as spinach and lettuce -- "as soon as the soil can be worked."...

Thanks for the tip, Rainbow! I love taste of it, but love the deep contrasty colors of it too. And cold hardy - just an added bonus!

Looks like one of the long raised bed (first of the season), will have Radishes, Green Onions, Lettuces, Chard and Kohlrabies... That should be a nice start to a 2012 season :roll:

Regards,
D

Tue Nov 22, 2011 4:41 am

Things that can be started early in the spring include all the cole crops, that is cabbage, kohlrabi, brussel sprouts, turnip, cauliflower, kale etc. Also carrots, onions (both seed and sets), radish, mustard, chard, beets, arugula, lettuce and spinach.

Gee, I am just thinking it is four months until I stand a chance of planting anything. Until then I will just grow icicles.

Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:04 pm

Do you start anything indoors, jal? I'm less than two months until I start the first seeds indoors (but I'm in a real different climate).

Tue Nov 22, 2011 4:00 pm

No. I buy nursery plants for the tomatoes and peppers. My wife is alergic to the smell of tomato plants so I don't grow them in the house. A green house would be fun, but can't justify the cost. Everything else I can start from seed sown directly where it will grow.