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Give the turnups to your local foodbank.
My Salinova did outstandingly well. -4F for several nights, and is in great shape, probably ready to cut next week or so.
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WOWED OVER YOUR CROPPS
It was a weird winter this year in my Kelowna garden too. We had things survive uncovered that I never thought would have made it, like turnips. I almost had my radishes survive all winter.
Love the content!
Curtis , I got my paperpot transplanter and supplies from paperpot.co. Enjoyed talking to Diego very much. What's your spacing on the paperpots for spinach? I haven't done spinach in paperpot yet.
6 b lucky guy can only imagine what I could do with that being 4 a… starting our spring CSA thing this week. thanks for the share!
How wide are your Caterpillar tunnels? I set mine up at 14 feet and fit only 3 beds inside.
Off topic but could you do a video talking about tillage where you explain your methods and opinion on the whole matter? I watched your recent BCS tillage video and noticed loads of comments of people who seemed completely misinformed and caught up in permaculture ideals, thinking that "low till" is as bad as plowing. I think the viewers would appreciate clarification on the matter.
Impressive over-winter crop production.
What were the good overwintering crops?
Thx for the heads up. In the same category of crops, have you tried mache and sorrel? I find them great for winter also.
My top three successes for overwintering were overwintered carrots that I finished picking early February, scotch curly kale that mostly failed during our extreme cold in mid January but it did rebound and has been picked in March and is ready again, the big over winter winner was Anne spinach anne never stopped growing and is pushing hard now. I grow in zone 7b with no protection. This year I'll try overwintering radish and turnip as well as the others. Eat well friends. Bonus: I also planted hard neck garlic in late November and have been enjoying garlic greens for the past month.
Salanova did really well in unheated greenhouse here (zone 8). There are hardier varieties available. Salanova probably not the best choice for winter crop in 6b
can someone tell what latitude Curtis farm is in? to understand daylight hours. informative video tough!
Curtis you hinted on the fact that low tunnels overheat quicker than caterpillar tunnels. Do you have a problem with the tips of spinach wilting and turning white due to missing a day of opening up for ventilation? Or do you automatically open up every day in spring to make sure this is not a problem?
Informative stuff thanks. I’m amazed with those winter temperatures anything survives at all lol. What temp do the unseated polys drop to when it’s minus 20 outside?
Good video!
Please discuss how you keep that plastic greenhouse up in heavy snow and wind. Also, did you harvest through the winter or did you keep this until it started growing again in the spring?
What is the destiny of those Tokyo turnips now? Many animals would love the greens, humans in need should love some turnips.
Great video. Will you hand weed before making a cut on that arugula?
I farm hydroponic lettuce in a raft system. I harvest the whole plant at maturity. Can I cut them and will they regrow ? Maybe I should change my seeds to Salanova.
If you're able to make the paper in the paperpot in a way that worms like to eat them, you might get even more out of the already high production. Br, Rolf.
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Still a foot of snow…it is still winter here, almost a month after the equinox…
I overwintered spinach this year on accident just because I planted too late and it got cold quickly. Was covered in snow all winter, but came back wonderfully this spring. Right now the plants are huge and it was only Carmel or Seaside or something like that. I am going to do that again this year, it was a really nice surprise.
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Thanks, great video. So hilarious that 6B is considered a 'Winter' climate. Glad that these techniques still work in my 3b climate though. Spinach and Kale are so resilient but I have experienced the same pains with the RR that you did. Wise realization that an earlier seeding works better. Thanks for you scientific method. Thumbs up.
Your in 6B? I'm in 7A in Utah.