Winter Gardening

The vegetable garden has been all dug up and I must say, I'm pretty surprised at how many things grew, especially for my first garden but just because Winter has arrived doesn't mean you have to stop growing vegetables. There are two options; the first is to bring it inside and the second is to create a cold frame. You can easily grow micro greens and various herbs and lettuces right on your window sill. Just be sure to place the planters in the sunniest part of your house. And while I will certainly be doing that, I'll also be attempting the cold frame.

There are many great articles on building and using a cold frame here, here and here so I encourage you to check those out. A cold frame is essentially a raised bed that's covered with glass such as old windows or thick clear plastic. The cold frame generates heat from the sun creating a greenhouse effect and if given enough sunlight can maintain high enough temperatures in the Winter months. Since I already have the raised beds and we have fairly mild winters in Vancouver, my new project is attempting cold frame gardening. Now, I'll just have to cross my fingers that we'll actually get some sunshine throughout the Winter. That will be the ambitious part. I'll keep you posted.