Getting ready for winter

Thanks to Ryan and Brad for building our cold frame this weekend! We used 1x12x8 pine boards to make the frame and laid some re-purposed windows and fiberglass atop the frames to keep the winter veggies warm. Right now we have three lettuces (red romain, green romain, and black seeded simpson), radish, and spinach (space). Our cold frame will make the garden bed at least a zone or two warmer than the actual temperatures and we should be able to grow cold tolerant veggies, like the leafy salad greens, throughout the winter here. This article by Eliot Coleman is chock full of cold frame info if you'd like to read more.



Also, some bulbs were planted this weekend. Big thanks to the Wescott Bulb Project for many Narcissus which hopefully will bloom by our stairs in the spring! Last weekend Jenny came by and brought us a bounty of plants that she split from her family's collection. These guys are overwintering in one of the garden beds right now before moving to their permanent homes next spring (unless we decided to like some of them where they are).

Last, but not least, a reminder that we have a meeting planned for sunday at 4:00 pm to discuss holding an information session on campus. If you happen to have any returnables you want to bring by the house when you come that would be swell. Hoping to see you all Sunday!

Live well & be well,
Elizabeth