The covers are off and it's all shades of green! That's about three months, left to their own devices, living through freezing nights, often around -20°C (-4°F), and a low of -32°C (-25.6°F), under a couple of layers of medium-weight row cover, which means, little light (with the … [Read more...] about Post-winter greens
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Sundown in the hoophouse
Not your typical postcard sunset, and it's kinda chilly, damp and mucky in here, even as the temperature outside slides down to an overnight -15°C (5°F). But it's all about the greens, tucked under a couple of layers of row cover, maybe not exactly cozy with only ground heat to … [Read more...] about Sundown in the hoophouse
Great gloves get a little better!
How excited can you get about a pair of gloves that you use to work in the field? Quite! Although enthusiastic may be the better word. This style of glove I've used for a while, for fall and winter, in cold weather. I wrote about their many fine features a while back—this … [Read more...] about Great gloves get a little better!
Cold crop lettuce
Lettuce in the unheated greenhouse, under a couple of layers of medium-weight row cover, is doing fine so far, firm and tasty after weeks of sub-freezing nights, all the way down to -30°C (-22°F). Now there's even a noticeable bit of grow-back from the last cut, late December … [Read more...] about Cold crop lettuce
It’s cold
Sometimes the winterscape looks a little strange... We've been in a deep freeze for most of the last month (mostly in the -5° to -20° range at night, the days barely higher, with a couple of pleasantly mild exceptions). Today, a little more snow. Need a break to harvest the last … [Read more...] about It’s cold