| Learn How to Prepare Your Garden Beds for the | | | | for discount or high quality, but affordable |
| Winter Growing Season | | | | greenhouses for sale, which can be as low as twenty |
| Basic gardening isn't that complicated. However, there | | | | dollars and as high as three thousand dollars. |
| comes a time in any avid gardener's life when they | | | | - If the plant is going back into the ground in the |
| want to explore the limits of gardening. In this case, | | | | spring, you will want to pull up the entire plant, with |
| they may encounter the need to over-winter some | | | | the root intact. Items like potatoes and carrots can |
| types of garden vegetables. While a certain amount | | | | be stored with only the root present, as this is the |
| of preparation is necessary, it isn't hard if you pay | | | | part of the plant that will be regenerated. |
| attention to this gardening advice and follow the | | | | Once your vegetables are pulled and trimmed, if |
| correct procedures. | | | | necessary, you must have a cool, dark place for |
| Not every type of vegetable can be over-wintered. | | | | them to spend the winter. |
| The best candidates include firm root crops, like | | | | Some people pack the vegetables in straw or sand; |
| carrots or potatoes, as well as cruciferous vegetables | | | | both methods do a great job of preserving the |
| such as cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower. | | | | plants until spring. |
| - In addition, any plant that takes two seasons to | | | | - They also help keep the plant slightly moist, while |
| produce viable seed will need to be over-wintered | | | | absorbing excessive wetness that can cause rotting |
| and replanted before a seed crop is possible. | | | | and mold. |
| - Delicate plants like lettuce, tomatoes and summer | | | | - These containers should be placed in a basement |
| squash cannot be over-wintered. If it won't last in | | | | area, cold storage room or root cellar. |
| your fridge longer than a few weeks, it won't hold up | | | | - The area should stay cool, but above freezing, for |
| to extended storage either. | | | | the entire winter. |
| You must first prepare your vegetables for storage. | | | | - Check the plants regularly and adjust the storage |
| - Many smart individuals plan ahead and shop around | | | | method if it becomes necessary. |