What's in the box?

So, my experiment of growing winter produce has come to an end. My results are mixed. The radishes and the swiss chard did not withstand the cold temperatures back in January. All that remains of these plants are some moldy, brown leaves. The lamb's lettuce and the kale are a different story.

These two cold-hardy plants are happily getting larger every day. The lamb's lettuce is big enough to pick, and next fall I will make sure to plant a lot more of this sweet green.

The scallions that I planted are... well, they aren't dead yet but they are lackluster at best. I probably should have planted more of them.

On the plus side, being under the mini-hoop has warmed up the soil enough that it will be easy for me to plant my first round of peas, radish and lettuce.

The vegetable garden for fall/early winter experiment really only got half my attention last year and while I claim only a partial success, I will definitely be back next fall with the mini-hoop. I need to start the seeds earlier in the season than late October and I think I'll stick with the kale, scallions and lamb's lettuce.

Spring planting, here we come!