Things to do in December

[@ld6070]

I’ve been overwintering swiss chard (giant fordhook) with a plastic dome for the last several years. Located in St. Peter’s, CB. We get a nice flush of greens in the early spring and more seeds than one could ever use in a lifetime a few months later. The other bonus is I now have volunteer swiss chard plants all over my garden and I no longer need to plant swiss chard. I just move the volunteers.

[@michaellippmann4474]

Hey Greg - Merry Christmas! Great video and all your comments are totally relevant! Having had another shoulder rebuilt a week ago (age, doing things you shouldn't, etc) has slowed me down a little...but not much! Exercise as we age is super important, put away a couple cords of firewood before my surgery (hand split, not machine split and real cords not face cords) and doing this stuff keeps me young(ish)😂😂. We started harvesting our leeks yesterday, got one bed done and they are amazing. Still have a huge parsnip bed but we leaeve them in and harvest as needed. Got all the carrots out a couple days ago, chard and kale just stays in the garden under mulch until spring. The great news is since my wife retired last year she has jumped into working in the garden...she is loving it which makes me super happy! In any case great conent and still love your videos all these years! Cheers Mike 🇨🇦 PS...it was 7 degrees yesterday here in far SW Ontario, supposed to be 8 or 9 all week!

[@maritimegardening4887]

Nice to hear your wife is enjoying gardening!

[@michaelboom7704]

Ya I cover the carrots but tossing the odd one because of a critter chew is worth it for me because they seem so much fresher! Agree with doing some exercise, most mornings through the week around 20-30 minutes to help this old body stay a little more flexible.

[@tobruz]

Thanks for another year of your efforts and gardening wisdom! Enjoy your holiday season! Cheers!

[@maritimegardening4887]

Cheers!

[@karengemmill6205]

Happy Holidays, Greg. Thank you for a great year of videos.

[@maritimegardening4887]

Thanks !

[@dadmezz4024]

Enjoy your videos. Been getting back to gardening since retirement and enjoy being outside in good weather zone 6B. Carrots, peas, watermelons have been my challenges to grow lately. Groundhogs were a mennence this year which was devastating to squash, sweet potates and corn. The deer are getting more prevalent. So fencing must be in the plan in spring. I hate fencing. Might try portable solar fencing. Love nature but the harvesting is mine. Can not wait for the next planting season for new things to try. Love the winter planning stage. At 75, you are correct, mobility and strength mantaining are a must so stay away from the magnetic easy chair is also a must. Movement is the key for me during winter and mobility and stregth naturally will follow. So winter fruit tree pruning and shredding will take care of the mobillity. Thanks for sharing, we are listening.

[@maritimegardening4887]

Thanks man :) and yes - looks like you need a fence :)

[@DavidMFChapman]

I used your code several times this year to order seeds from Vesey’s. I found them very responsive.

[@franksinatra1070]

I swim a few days a week to stay in shape along with some weights. Swimming is the best though. I was surprised to hear you say you don't overwinter carrots because I learned to do that several years ago from one of your videos. It works great for me even in a harsh winter but I'm 6b/7a here so I don't get as cold as you. Maybe it has gotten colder for you from climate change lol.

[@maritimegardening4887]

We get a lot of rain here so the ground becomes like ice - and I think that damages the carrots

[@franksinatra1070]

@@maritimegardening4887 Doesn't the plastic keep most of the rain off?

[@Jarjarjar21]

Brrrrrrŕ...salut from Baie James