The Vegetable Garden is Mostly Dead

by Kim on November 3, 2010

in Home & Garden

You Princess Bride fans know what I’m referring to. My garden isn’t all dead, just mostly dead. There IS a difference. Even though temps have dropped below freezing at night, this is what I picked Monday – NOVEMBER 1.

Swiss Chard, Butternut Squash, Broccoli, Green Peppers, Jalapeno Peppers & Tomatoes

I will definitely continue to harvest swiss chard, broccoli and cabbage.

This is the SECOND harvesting of cabbage. I've never had this happen before. I harvested the main head and this smaller head grew in its place. Creepy (but in a good way!).

To further extend the growing season, I use a cold frame. I have romaine growing in it right now.

An old single pane window hinged on top of a box. 2x12 boards, measured to fit the window are the base of the box.

The lettuce is about 8" tall.

The cold frame is a mini greenhouse. In March I’ll start planting lettuce again. Here are directions for building your own cold frame.

A picture of my mostly dead zucchini:

A mostly dead zucchini plant - one lone blossom survived the frost.

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