Fall Vegetables Oct. 30, 2009
Posted by marisaehoward on October 30, 2009
The fall vegetables are making good progress. This bed is new and a bit of an experiment. With a late start on getting the fall crops in, I used larger starts which were on sale at Garden Fever. The bed and plants went in around the second week of September. With a mild fall, they could hold up through November here in Portland (we are climate zone 6). But, if we get an early frost, chances are I could lose some crops before we can harvest. Good news is, we have been eating the kale for a couple weeks now. It really thrived in this partly sunny spot, who knew? The bed contains broccoli, cabbage, kale, leeks and onions.
I am in the process of researching a cover for this particular bed. Something to protect it and hopefully trap in some warmth. I’ve noted that this particular spot gets hit pretty hard when the wind is blowing.
If anything, my first fall garden has been fun and beautiful to look at. The purple cabbage and kale mixed in with the various shades of green from the onions and the variegated kale leaves, it better than any landscape in my opinion. Plus, it gives me a reason to get out there and play around.
