A reader's SFG experience


Its been an entire month since I've last blogged, here's what's been going on since my last post.. I came home after a painful two week break from my garden, expecting the worst, I found it relatively the same, except that the garden was very messy like a jungle; there were bamboo sticks everywhere and there was an aphid party that was going on on the underside of mustard leaves.
The person I left responsible did a great job taking care of the garden, except when it came to actually turning over the leaves and checking under them. This is why it is very important to look under the leaves. All of the leafy greens were still doing great, basil seed pods were ready to harvest so I removed the plants and started collecting seeds
If you want to grow something super fast, radishes are for you, these things are ready to harvest in 25 days! And they need no special care, just pull them out when they start to pop out of the soil! They're great for the soil too..
For me, winter gardening has been all about leafy greens, I found that these do extremely well in our very cold winter! Things like Kale, spinach, rocket, Swiss chard, parsley, cilantro, carrots, mustard, and lettuce did really well! On the other hand, a lot of plants suffered from the cold nights, like tomatoes. If you had success with tomatoes this season, you're one lucky gardener! Tomatoes love sun and warmth, and there's been too little of both to keep tomatoes going. Basil plants suffered from the lack of sunshine too, this resulted in small leaves and premature bolting.