{"id":19718,"date":"2021-07-05T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bclna.com\/plantsomethingbc\/?p=19718"},"modified":"2021-06-18T15:47:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T15:47:17","slug":"heads-up-its-time-to-be-thinking-about-starting-your-winter-vegetables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bclna.com\/plantsomethingbc\/2021\/07\/05\/heads-up-its-time-to-be-thinking-about-starting-your-winter-vegetables\/","title":{"rendered":"HEADS UP, IT\u2019S TIME TO BE THINKING ABOUT STARTING YOUR WINTER VEGETABLES!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
How strange to be planning for winter harvests while awaiting the bounty of summer, but the reality is that now is the time to start planning what, where and when to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we talk about growing vegetables in winter, we don\u2019t mean planting<\/strong> in winter, we mean planting in the summer, <\/strong>and eating <\/strong>in the fall, winter or early spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Such crops as kale, chard, carrots, beets, parsnips, lettuce, arugula, leeks and salad greens can be enjoyed all summer with harvests continuing into winter. Root veggies are happy to stay in the ground until early next spring, and such crops as kale, corn salad (Mache) and Brussels sprouts are even sweeter after having been kissed by frost. Brussels sprouts need to be seeded very early, preferably in May to be fully ready by fall.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nTwo types of winter gardening:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Summer planting, fall and winter harvest.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n