Country Journal Winter Green Thumb in the early spring. If you like the idea of cheerful yellow blooms in your springtime garden, plant some daffodil bulbs in the fall and prepare for the bright delight they’ ll bring in the spring.
Kale
Not only is kale hardy and happy in cooler weather, but the flavor also actually improves in autumn after the temps drop below freezing. Take advantage of the opportunity to utilize the cold weather and put in a late crop of kale to harvest in early winter. You can also plant other cold-hardy brassica family members for late fall harvests, including broccoli, cauliflower and brussels sprouts.
Spinach
Here’ s another nutritious, cold-hardy vegetable! Spinach is perfectly happy in lower temperatures( even into the teens,) although it is slow to germinate in cold weather. But once it’ s growing, low temps will sweeten the flavor of your spinach.
Try not to inadvertently limit yourself in the garden by focusing on heat-loving veggies during the growing season. Gardeners in cold climates can really expand and extend their harvests by choosing plants that love cold weather and incorporating those into their spring and fall gardens.
… And just wait until you begin tasting the enhanced flavor of your carrots, kale and spinach. Enjoy!
About the Author:
Samantha Johnson is a writer, farm girl, and the author of more than a dozen books on rural living. She lives on a farm in northern Wisconsin with a colorful herd of Welsh Mountain Ponies, a bossy Welsh Corgi and a wide assortment of tomato plants.
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