Undercover

Last week a friend asked what I had covered in the garden. I thought about that yesterday as I finally got the strawberry towered covered with straw before this week’s predicted temperature drop into the low 20’s.

 

 

 



Ready for winter.

What will you find under these covers?

Lettuce, spinach and beets

and of course, arugula.

 




In the cold frame you will find............

 

more spinach, carrots, parsley, cilantro and a few strawberry plants. There will be

spinach for picking for a family dinner on Saturday, but the carrots won't be ready until

spring. Notice the black jugs, they are filled with water and will hold heat from the

daytime sun.

 

 

This seemed like a good way to protect the fig trees; however today's 40-50 mph wind gust

put the tarp right on the ground. Hopefully the trees will survive tonight's freeze and my

engineer (aka husband) will find another solution for protecting this year's growth so we will have figs next

summer

 

 

 



       

Under this contraption is a 4 foot plus rosemary tree

I bought as a 12-18 inch plant at the Mayfair plant sale in

2007. It would probably survice the winter, but I don't want to

 take the chance. So far it has survived today's high winds.