Time to Think About the Fall and Winter Crops

It seems like I've just finished planting the seedlings for the summer garden, and it's time to start thinking about the seeds I need to sow for the fall and winter garden. The first seed catalog for winter harvest veggies arrived and I must say I get the same excited feeling as when the spring catalogs start filling the mailbox! I'm kind of like Pavlov's dog.

This will be my first serious effort trying to growing veggies through the winter. I'll be utilizing the portable hoophouse I designed early this spring and will set a second one up on a new raised bed I hope to add later this summer.  The other boxes will get a cover crops to add organic matter and help improve the overall structure and health of the soil.

So far here is what I'll be sowing in the winter garden:

Arugula

Beets

Broccoli

Carrots

Collards

Endive

Garlic

Kale

Peas

Lettuce

Onion

Shallot

Spinach

Swiss Chard