I believe I just might be spoiled

[baymule]

So everything is bigger in Texas the.

Yup. Not bragging, just fact.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

That looks incredibly incredible!

 

[sumi]

That looks and sounds wonderful! Home grown and produced meals really are the best, aren't they?

 

[CrealCritter]

170 miles south of here, at our old house, I kept a garden all year. Here, my winter vegetables froze and died. There is a learning curve while I adjust to a slightly different level of cold. I set out tomatoes in March last year and it was ok. February is generally the coldest month here.

The trick is timing... I learned that seeds won't germinate in the garden until the soil warms enough for them to start. They sit there until that time.

You may think I'm crazy but I have sowed my rows of carrots right on top of snow. They germinated every time after the snow melted of course. Hardies do well sowed in cold soil and grow well (albeit very slow) in the cold. I wouldn't sow 1/2 hardies or tenders like this though...

What hardiness zone are you in? I'm in zone 6B.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Here's a list of Hardy vegetables

• Broccoli
• Brussels sprouts
• Cabbage
• Collards
• English peas
• Kale
• Kohlrabi
• Leeks
• Mustard greens
• Parsley
• Radish
• Spinach
• Turnip

I have the following planted:

Broccoli - check
Cabbage - check
Collards - check
English peas - check
Kale - check
Leeks - check
Turnip - check

Beets - check -(for livestock)
Lettuce - check

Will probably put some carrots and more peas in this weekend if I get the chance.....also have some cilantro going. My Hispanic neighbor says it likes cool weather - we shall see!

 

[CrealCritter]

I have the following planted:

Broccoli - check
Cabbage - check
Collards - check
English peas - check
Kale - check
Leeks - check
Turnip - check

Beets - check -(for livestock)
Lettuce - check

Will probably put some carrots and more peas in this weekend if I get the chance.....also have some cilantro going. My Hispanic neighbor says it likes cool weather - we shall see!

What zone are you in? Must be way South???

 

[frustratedearthmother]

What zone are you in? Must be way South???

South of Houston - zone 9a. But we're supposed to get a cold front next week...might actually get a light freeze. I'll pull a bunch of hay from a round bale and cover stuff since it's still pretty young.

 

[CrealCritter]

Ooh good planting FEM! I am 4b/5a and the term "winter garden" is still very strange to me!

Burrr is cold up there ain't it? Funny thing my son, his wife and two grand daughters came from northern IL for Thanksgiving. We all here in southern IL we're wearing long sleeve shirts / sweat shirts. They show up in shorts and short sleeve shirts. It's all about what your used to I guess... It still amazes me just how big the US really is.

 

[NH Homesteader]

I shoveled snow in a t-shirt last spring... It's fun in January when anything above 0 feels like a heat wave!

 

[baymule]

I am in 8a, used to be just north of Houston, Tex. Same zone as FEM or just on the line between it and the next zone.

I have collards and mustard greens planted right now. I have been slack on my winter garden. I have thought about putting hoops over the plants so I could cover them in extended or hard freezes.