From Garden To Ready-To-Eat




Last fall, I set up some experimental “greenhouses” to see if I could grow some greens over a cold Idaho winter. I had bought some portable planters last summer and rigged them up with hoops to support some heavy semi-clear plastic covers. The covers were held in place with carpenter’s clamps. I picked up 3…
The tulips have just begun to come out. The yellow ones come out first … and this is the first bloom. Deer love the flowers – these are behind a fence. The grape hyacinths are coming out – if indeed these are grape hyacinths. They were not planted; the act as wildflowers … but here…
The frame at least … Feels like an IKEA jigsaw puzzle but without instructions.Putting the first two frame elements together was the most difficult part: Attach 2 Part 1s together with 1 part 2. Attach Part 3 -which almost looks like Part 4 to the left side; attach Part 4 – not Part 3 –…
Several planter boxes were used in last summer’s garden. After harvesting, the greens were left in place and covered with plastic sheeting to make it through the winter as best they could. Seems they survived … although this past winter was not all that severe. About ½ the main bed was given the hoop/plastic treatment….