tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424277252952787351.post8036803911924672613..comments2024-03-04T08:20:43.291-06:00Comments on Get Me To The Country: Winter Garden, Sunlight HoursJeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11333123227073032453noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424277252952787351.post-74776582037320131492017-02-07T17:29:29.133-06:002017-02-07T17:29:29.133-06:00Oh so smart to keep some plants in the ground and ...Oh so smart to keep some plants in the ground and just put a cover on them! The Charm of Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510594223746911615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424277252952787351.post-18162811825755432922017-02-05T18:53:49.403-06:002017-02-05T18:53:49.403-06:00And I enjoyed watching your garden last summer.
I...And I enjoyed watching your garden last summer. <br />It will be interesting to see how your new garden grows..if spring will ever get here.<br />Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333123227073032453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424277252952787351.post-26683955094765462802017-02-03T00:21:36.795-06:002017-02-03T00:21:36.795-06:00I planted a few things at the end of the summer. ...I planted a few things at the end of the summer. I haven't been able to harvest very much, although I got a lot of lettuce before hard winter hit. I don't have a hoop covering. I am getting used to a new garden, and am looking forward to seeing what I can get from this new one. I have high hopes that the onions will winter over, they still look fine. There is small, living spinach, green onions, carrots and beets that look alive. Time will tell. We are having another cold spell, but soon it will become spring-like around here. I love seeing your garden.<br />BeckyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424277252952787351.post-87034553827670800642017-02-02T15:37:41.579-06:002017-02-02T15:37:41.579-06:00Thank you, although I am glad you did it on your l...Thank you, although I am glad you did it on your lunch hour. I would hate to be the reason you got fired.<br />Wait a minute, does that mean I am being talked about behind my back?Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333123227073032453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424277252952787351.post-7022628448179620212017-02-02T15:35:56.020-06:002017-02-02T15:35:56.020-06:00How do you keep from going crazy with so little su...How do you keep from going crazy with so little sunlight? I can make it ok through January, but by February (now) I am getting stir crazy. Do other people in Alaska have winter greenhouses? <br />I don't heat mine, obviously, but one year I used a grow light in the basement and was able to grow a few things. Remembering to water was my problem.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333123227073032453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424277252952787351.post-33625766051529510152017-02-02T15:25:33.692-06:002017-02-02T15:25:33.692-06:00Hello, this is Jeannie and I am reposting Christel...Hello, this is Jeannie and I am reposting Christel's email message to me since I found it interesting. She sent pictures of her garden, which would not load up here in the comment section, some type of safety issue I suppose.<br />It was odd looking at someone's garden on the other side of the world and seeing the same plants I am growing. <br />I googled "knob celery" and I think it is celeriac root. Something I have never grown but would like to try. <br />I think Christel should start her own blog so we can all look at her garden too!<br />----------------------------------------<br /><br />Hello, Jeannie<br /> <br />It is quite mild today, 44 F.<br />Winter garden is rather sad here. But we have lamb´s lettuce and<br />knob celery and red beet, - and potatoes in the cellar.<br />Carrots are very cheap, so I buy these. 4 kg cost about 90 cents.<br />And I have quite a lot of garden vegetables in the freezer: Cauliflower, beans and spinach. I like to use these frozen vegetables in winter months, so I will have place when new vegetables come. The first one is always spinach. And in spring we eat lots of lettuce.<br /> <br />I am very thankful for our computer. This gives me opportunities to see, how it´s on the other side of the world. So interesting!<br />Christel<br />Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333123227073032453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424277252952787351.post-57412920049614844042017-02-01T10:51:39.902-06:002017-02-01T10:51:39.902-06:00In our region we do not really have winter gardeni...In our region we do not really have winter gardening. In autumn I take out knob celery and red beet and put them in a deep hole in the garden soil and cover it with dry leaves and gardening foil. So <br />they do not freeze. On garden beds I have lamb´s lettuce under foil. Garden season here usually begins in the first week of March.<br />You showed us very interesting pictures of your garden, Jeannie.<br />I will send you some to your address later.<br />Christel<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424277252952787351.post-66902841951556552852017-01-31T20:48:18.330-06:002017-01-31T20:48:18.330-06:00Great photos, Jeannie! And I learned a lot about g...Great photos, Jeannie! And I learned a lot about gardening. I even read a paragraph out loud to my colleagues on my lunch. :)Approaching Foodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758306507590214861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-424277252952787351.post-65279458673492763852017-01-31T14:48:37.408-06:002017-01-31T14:48:37.408-06:00Wow! So much sunlight! By December we are gettin...Wow! So much sunlight! By December we are getting twilight with a couple of actual hours of daylight in the beginning of the month and then losing it by the winter solstice. We get like no sunlight on the solstice, just a couple of hours of twilight. By about March the light is starting to come again, although February is usually not TOO bad on getting the light coming back. Mind you by summer we're having nearly 24 hours of daylight, so I love our summers for light :). I definitely need to get a greenhouse to grow a winter garden though, with some growth lights and heat in it. Looking forward to that one day, for sure.Erika, "The Make Do Homemaker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.com