BOSTON, October 5, 2021 / PRNewswire-PRWeb / – Food Gardening Network, publisher of Food Gardening magazine, published its October 2021 issue, featuring their list of five vegetables you can plant in a cold frame or prepare now for a spring harvest.
In the article and accompanying video for 5 Vegetables to Plant in October, Editor-in-Chief Amanda MacArthur sharing tips on using a cold frame to grow three crops in cool weather for an early winter harvest, plus two other vegetables you can start right now for an early spring harvest.
MacArthur writes, “There really is no ‘end of season’ for a gardener, no matter what time of year. There is still a lot to do in your kitchen garden to start spring crops.”
The five featured vegetables include:
1. Onions – Onions are hardy and can withstand cold temperatures, especially when in a cold frame. As long as they have loose soil, they will grow almost anywhere.
2. Carrots – Sow carrot seeds directly into the ground in loose soil and you will be able to eat them in about 60 days. Of course, as long as they don’t bloom, you can leave your carrots in the ground until the ground freezes.
3. Spinach – You can still get a harvest of spinach at the end of the season, but as long as it is in a cold frame, your spinach will go dormant during the winter and start growing again in February.
4. Arugula – Arugula is a great addition to any salad and is hardy enough to grow in a cold setting during the winter. Sow the seeds about an inch apart in rows six inches apart. Cover lightly with soil as arugula seeds need sunlight to germinate.
5. Garlic – Want to get a head start on next season’s harvest? Plant the garlic now. Your garlic will form strong roots over the winter and be ready to take off after the first thaw, for a quick spring harvest.
The October issue of Food Gardening Magazine also features articles and videos like Planning a Garden with the Best Pickles and Preserves, which encourages gardeners to think ahead of all the vegetables that make great foods. to keep, so they can plan for a more sustainable and longer-range crop for next year.
Another exciting task in the harvest season is saving the seeds of the vegetables you love. In How to Get Seeds from Your Vegetables to Save for Next Year, MacArthur walks us through collecting, washing, drying, and storing seeds for next season. In addition, the editorial director of Food Gardening magazine Norann Oleson will share 10 ideas for all those pumpkins around the house in What to do with post-harvest pumpkins.
The October issue of Food Gardening Magazine offers readers four feature articles, four how-to videos (including a fun tutorial on three different ways to marinate vegetables), and three close-ups from the collection highlighting carrots, pumpkins. and rosemary. These collections offer comprehensive and in-depth information about a single fruit, herb or vegetable, from starting seeds to pest and disease control, and from nutritional information to delicious recipes.
To see the October 2021 issue of Food Gardening Magazine now.
About Food Gardening Network: Food Gardening Network was founded by home gardeners and for home gardeners. During the Covid-19 pandemic that began in 2020, it became evident that home gardening would become a hobby for many home gardeners. Food Gardening Network was launched in January 2021 as a global resource for gardeners of all skill levels, with in-depth articles on planning, planting, caring for, and harvesting home garden crops. Food Gardening Network also includes easy-to-prepare recipes so home gardeners can enjoy the fruits of their labor in delicious and creative ways.
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