Saturday, April 13, 2013

Cold Frame Gardening, Again


Cold frame gardening, again? Yes, but we’re approaching the end of the winter cold frame season, so I won’t be writing about this subject much longer.

The spinach is putting up stalks that will develop seed head, so we’re taking most of it out. We keep the best for our salads and the chickens get the rest.


When I took some of the spinach out last week I discovered amongst the spinach plants lettuces struggling to get some light. After only a few days they have had a growth spurt. Today we found more. Where we pulled out spinach, we stuck in some onion sets. By the time the lettuces are mature, the onions will be ready to take off.


Romaine lettuce on the other side of the frame was planted much too thickly. The plants have aged, but not achieved their potential. The least crowded plant at the back of the frame is the most robust.


We have been eating lettuce thinnings for weeks now, but today we thinned ruthlessly so the remaining plants can put on some substantial growth. We also pulled out the invasive henbit.


After a good watering we will stand back and watch things grow.

Copyright 2013 by Shirley Domer

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