Horticulture

OUTWIT WINTER

THE ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN doesn’t have to mean an end to the homegrown harvest. In fact, I harvest a wide variety of vegetables in fall and even into winter, protecting them with season extenders like cold frames or mini hoop tunnels.

The key to success with year-round harvesting is to pair the right plants with the right season extenders. The right plants are cool-season vegetables like lettuce, spinach, kale, scallions, carrots and Asian greens. Other vegetables I like to grow for autumn and winter harvesting include daikon radishes, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, peas, parsnips, beets, broccoli,

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