Growing Food in the Fall and Winter?

Cyinda
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November 21, 20080 found this helpful

I'm not a gardner, but my friends grew spinach all year long. They made a box with old windows set at an angle for the lid. This was in the coldest part of eastern Washington about 60 miles from the Canadian border. But you live in Florida. My Grandmother used to grow all kinds of things in Fort Meyers (south-west Florida) the only thing she did was grow her garden in the Fall & Winter, what us people from the North would grow in the Spring & Summer.

I have tomatoes growing, although not for long, as we have close to freezing at night. I would love to hear other options.

I grow veggies all year. I have 4 foot by 4 foot raised beds, but I don't think that is the important part. I researched all my seed packets, a local university (UC Davis), and handouts from local nursery/plant stores, etc. Of course, you can only grow certain veggies certain parts of the year, but year round gardening is very do-able. It just might take some research for your area.

Barbara Fowler

November 24, 20080 found this helpful

Hi - I am from zone 8? Sacramento, CA. I grow veggies all year in 4 ft X 4 ft raised bed plots (25 of them as of now), but I don't think that is the important part. What I did was research the back of seed packets, my local university (UC Davis) and collected info from local nurseries and garden stores for what veggies to plant when.

I grow all kinds of veggies - squash, beans, corn, cukes, etc, in spring and summer, lettuce, beets, radishes, etc in winter, (just a sample). It just depends on when they are happiest growing. Hope this helps, even though I am on the other side of the US!

I grow all kind of greens in fall & winter, turnips, mustard, lettuce, rutabagas & collards also onions & garlic. Thanks, Kathleen