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The Best Winter Vegetables
All
winter veggies can be sown before the
last frost of the season.
Begin your
garden by sowing seeds indoors.
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90 Days
to
Maturity
Plants
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60 Days to Maturity Plants
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Beets
Planting:
Mulch a 10"
hole. Plant
young
starters
3"apart.
Beets can
also be
planted in
potted
containers.
Growing:
Keep lightly
watered, but
do not allow
soil to dry
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Carrots
 Planting:
Mulch a 12"
hole then
plant young
starters in
the soil
about 3"
apart.
Growing:
Moderate
watering.
Do
not allow
soil to dry
out. Harvest
when carrots
are deep
orange. |
Parsnips
Planting:
Soak seeds
overnight
before
sowing.
Mulch an 18" hole
then plant
young
starters 3"
apart.
Growing:
Parsnips do
not grow
well if
disturbed.
Keep plants
moist and do
not allow
soil to dry
out. |
Rutabaga
Planting:
Mulch a 14" hole
with manure
and plant
young
starters in
about 8"
apart.
Growing:
No feeding
is
not necessary.
Water
generously. |
Globe
Onion
Planting:
Mulch
an 8"
hole
with
compost then
plant
young
starters
about
5" apart.
Growing:
Easy to grow
& produces
beautiful
flowers.
Moderate
watering.
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Brussel
Sprouts
 Planting:
Mulch
a
10"
hole
with
manure then
plant young
starters
20"
apart.
Growing:
Keep evenly
moist and
soil firm
around
plant. Snip
off lower
leaves
around the
fruit to
promote
growth.
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Cabbage
Planting:
Plant
young
starter
plants
10" apart
with
leaves
partially
buried
in
surface
soil.
Growing:
Moderate
watering.
Fertilize 1
time per
month.
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Cauliflower
Planting:
Plant
the
young
starter
plants
14"apart.
Growing:
Keep soil
moist. Do
not soak.
Fertilize 1
time per
month.
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Lighting
Also
see:
☼
Winter Water Gardening LIGHT BOX
All
vegetable plants grow best
in Full Sun. The minimum
amount of sunlight your
garden will need is 6 hours
per day. When starting
the
plants indoors, it is heat
and water that will get the
seeds started instead of
light. After they have
sprouted, however, the
seedlings will need a sunny
window to grow. Light
may also be increased with
the use of mirrors
reflecting the sun's rays
and a simple LED grow light
too.
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Mulching
Also
see:
☼
Build an Aztec Floating
Vegetable Garden Coming
Soon!
 The process of "mulching
a hole" involves mixing
the ground soil or
potting mix with cured
garden manure or compost.
The compost should
consist of decomposing
leaves and grass clippings.
Mulching
the topsoil involves
spreading out fall
leaves, grass clippings,
or straw to keep the
plants warm and to keep
the moisture in the
ground.
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Heating
Germinate your seeds
faster with a heated
grow mat from Burpee
Seeds online or any
hydroponics store.
The one in the image
shows a growing tray
with a dome lid; which
is the most effective
way of propagating
seeds. You will
definitely notice the
difference with a setup
such as this. The
mat is water proof, safe
to use, and cost
effective too.
Outdoors, add a string
large Christmas tree
lights on top of the
soil to keep your young
plants from freezing.
Inside a greenhouse or
cold frame, Christmas
lights will increase the
air temperature by 20
degrees.
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Greenhouses and Cold Frames
Also
see:
Affordable
Greenhouses and Cold Frames
and Build
a Greenhouse for Under $25
Cover
plants with a cold frame or
small pvc greenhouse. A
greenhouse not only protects
young plants from frost, but
also increases the humidity
needed for growth. The use
of a greenhouse with C-9
Christmas tree lights will
increase air temperature up
to 20 degrees. Grow a
vegetable garden in the
middle of winter even when
the weather gets down to
freezing.
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