Grow Your Best Winter Crops
How do you plan for a winter harvest? Grow nutritious food across the seasons with these ideas.
Earth tilts on its axis and creates four seasons as we spin around the sun. Thus, we experience cyclical weather patterns, and this tilt inspires diversity across ecosystems. Most farmers focus their efforts around one primary growing season. But gardeners may like to produce food throughout the cold season.
Demand builds for local, seasonal food, and many want to know what winter crops to grow. You, too, can grow fresh vegetables as the weather cools down. The long-trusted Farmer’s Almanac offers timely advice on Growing Vegetables into Fall and Winter.
So you want to know which cool weather crops to grow? It’s not so hard; all you need is some good information and planning. We’ll discuss timing, succession planting, microclimates, exposure, and the best winter crops. Now follow along as we review some valuable techniques, what to cultivate, and when to grow it.
Winter Garden Methods
Choose from several techniques to plan a successful winter garden. Be mindful of your area’s average frost dates, which crops like cool weather, and how long they take to produce. We will also note how some crops get sweeter with cold exposure.
