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Fresh Greens in early June!

6/11/2011

 
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We've been eating fresh lettuce for a couple of weeks. It grew very fast against the southeast wall in a thingamajig you could call a cold frame - see photo below.
It's an old worm bin enclosed on two sides with school bus windows. I made a lid, a frame with row cover attached, for insulation and to keep out sparrows.

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This juicy Bok Choi has been growing under a row cover tunnel since May 7. I bought the transplants at Rona, a 6-pack for $3. The Swiss Chard is also ready for picking and the Brussels Sprouts are growing well. Last fall, I mulched the bed with straw, which preserves moisture and protects the plants on cold nights.

Janet E Smith
6/1/2015 03:33:11 am

Your garden all looks so healthy, when do you leave the lid off the cold frame and the canopy off your 'tent'?

Claudia
6/9/2015 02:33:00 am

Hi Janet, for leafy greens, the row cover "tent" and "lid" can stay on until harvest because these plants don't need as much light and it keeps out pesky critters.


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