Winter harvest: Which vegetables to grow in winter and how to do it

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Do you shut down your garden for the winter? Wondering what vegetables to plant in the winter? If you’re in a northern climate, to grow vegetables in winter you need to give them heat and light…and that usually means high-input greenhouse growing. But there’s another way to approach winter vegetable gardening. And it’s low-tech. The idea is to choose hardy crops and grow them big enough before light levels take a dive. Then keep those hardy crops alive in a protected space—and keep harvesting through the winter. The key to successes is the right combination of crops, varieties, and the spacing. In this episode, find out how to you can harvest winter vegetables in cold-climate home gardens. We’re joined by JM Fortier, co-author of the book The Winter Market Gardener. The books shares years of research at Ferme des Quatre-Temps. Fortier is also founder of The Market Gardener Institute, which offers training for small farmers. He’s founder of the small-farm tool and accessory retailer Growers & Co.

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