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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