Last
year we had extended warm weather that carried well into September. I
decided to plant lettuce and spinach, in the hopes to have some late crops
to harvest.
The weather changed suddenly and I knew quickly that there wouldn't
be enough time for them to fully grow, so I left them. Also, I had onions that
never got big enough to harvest so I took a gamble and left them in the garden
over winter as well.
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| Spinach |
It
is April and our spinach and arugula look fabulous to my surprise! They both taste good and
will be our first harvest for this year. I will need the space for new crops and
so will harvest likely within the next week. The onions can stay; I would like
to see how big they will get now that the weather is warm. We have added
compost, organic fertilizer and water to support their growth.
As you can see below, in the image, the compost is clumpy but will break up as it dries out. We will hand till it into the garden before planting new rows.
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| Row of Arugula, Onions and Spinach |
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