Extending Your Late Fall and Early Spring Harvests, with (Free) Leaves

Some day, I may have proper cold frames but for today, I am using free leaves for yet another use in the garden. Here are the details on how I am using the insulating properties of (DRY) leaves, row cover, and snow, to temporarily protect crops through one brutally cold week of weather. Update video to follow, on whether this experiment worked!

[@bohemiangardensandgourdfar8812]

Hope it works, can't wait to see the update. I'm in central Indiana we have an 8 day stretch of frigid temps too...not as bad as you guys though. Hang in there everyone! 😊

[@WellGroundedGardens]

Seems like the whole country is being hit with something this week-glad you’re a bit warmer than we are!

[@joeellerbach2095]

We got down to -18F last night and had a high today of -8F in Iowa. I have never tried to keep any veggies alive through winter here, and I'm not keen enough on the hardiest veggies to make it worth the effort. I'm looking forward to seed starting soon, though!

[@WellGroundedGardens]

Yours is even worse than ours! At least we have the seed catalogs to see us through the winter. 😂 I’m genuinely hoping to get the few greens that are still alive safely through this bad week, and limp them along for as long as possible.

[@rigoolvera4849]

1 love you my sweet Rachel,be weii