I don't think I ever stop thinking about it. I have a limited garden inside this year - herbs and peppers. Outside, I covered up some kale with plastic to see if they would last through the winter. I checked on them today after getting almost 10 inches of snow from that last storm. Not pretty but still alive. They are bigger than how they look in the picture.
I've been stoked with the results of fall planted garlic the past couple years. I need to get over the idea that the garden is a one shot per year thing.
I hope you share more, Solar. This is my first attempt at winter gardening. I admit it this is a feeble attempt because of poor planning on my part. The kale seeds come from one of those 20 cent packs. I am not even sure of the variety. This was a "let's see what happens if I plant these" move. The tops are cut off from this summer when they became overgrown and I said the heck with it. Anyway, I hope you and others will post your adventures on this thread.
We have a bunch of herbs going in the stove room and one pepper we are trying to keep alive until next year. Soon we will start planning our spring garden and getting plants started. We will be adding new varieties of tomatoes to try to get a longer season and will be trippling our peppers.
Nothing growing here but I wanted to share a little something. Last year I buried a 5 gallon bucket of turnips in November, dug 'em up in early April, and commenced eatin' 'em. So, this year, I've buried a 5 gal. bucket of turnips, and a 5 gallon bucket of carrots. Next year, I plan a late potato crop and will be adding that to the 'winter cache' of foodstuffs. I dig a hole, put the bucket in there, fill it up with the goods, cover it with a piece of plywood, put a couple inches of dirt on top, then a pile of leaves/garden refuse, and forget about it til spring.
