One of my favorite summer routines is taking daily (or hourly) strolls through my garden, plucking and eating edible leaves as I go.Probably my all-time-favorite things to eat straight o
11 Easy Ways to Extend the Harvest Season | Gardener's Path
12.06.2023 - 01:01 / gardenerspath.com / Heather Buckner
11 Easy Ways to Extend the Harvest SeasonNot ready to put your garden to bed just yet?
Luckily, gardening doesn’t have to end when summer does. There are plenty of ways to extend your harvest season so you can keep eating those garden-fresh veggies all through the fall!
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Try some of the following ideas to keep your garden producing for longer:
11 Easy Ways to Extend the Harvest Season1. Cold FramesCold frames are basically tiny greenhouses that can be mobile or stationary. The general design is a low to the ground wooden base with a transparent top that can be opened and closed.
They are simple to make yourself out of glass or plastic and can fit easily over garden beds.
Tip: Discarded old windows are a wonderful, budget-friendly resource for making cold frames!
As the weather starts looking frosty, don’t panic, just place a cold frame over your garden beds to trap heat from the sun, prevent the soil from freezing, and keep plants thriving longer.
Find more info on autumn gardening with cold frames here.
Cold frames are also useful in early spring to protect your plants from late cold snaps.
2. Hoop HousesHave too many crops to fit under a cold frame? Hoop houses are ideal because they are larger and more practical for bigger gardens, but are also relatively mobile, easy to build, and can be installed on a budget.
Also referred to as high tunnels, hoop houses are made from a series of plastic, metal, or wooden hoops covered in a tight layer of greenhouse plastic. Like cold frames, hoop houses trap heat from the sun to protect plants and keep the soil warm.
Many designs allow for the plastic to roll up in warmer months
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