Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Fall garden and cover crops

After the Master Gardener talk on Fall and Winter Gardening by Jen Aron of Peaceful Gardens I did a bit of a harvest and clear out of the summer garden to make some room.


I lightly prepped the soil, added a little organic matter and some seeds.



For the fall garden, I planted chard and lettuce. As a cover crop I planted crimson clover and some chicken vetch.

Watered that in and covered with burlap and mulch to keep the water in.


Then started watering twice a day to keep moist.


I was shocked, yes shocked, to see sprouts just three days later!