www.buildmyowngreenhouse.com<\/a> and it works great for creating hoop houses and netting\/bird covers.\u00a0 Using my macho looking tool attached to the work bench (inside because it is cold outside) I bend 1\/2-inch conduit into three arches for the planting beds.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image – lettuce tags” src=”http:\/\/plantswomandesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/winter-veg-plantswoman-design-002.jpg” alt=”winter veg plantswoman design” title_text=”winter veg plantswoman design” show_in_lightbox=”on” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”off” sticky=”off” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” \/][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text 002″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n
I planted 2 kinds of spinach, Olympia and \u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00adBloomsdale Savoy. 1 row of Lacinato \u2018Dinosaur\u2019 \u2013 Heirloom Kale. Two types of Lettuce, New Red Fire Loose-leaf and Baby Mesclun, cut and come again, and two rows of Arugula \u2018 True Italian\u2019<\/p>\n
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I placed one layer of 16 mil plastic over the whole bit and anchored the edges securely with boards and rebar. This should hold it in the wind better than garden staples which can pull out. These new hoop houses can protect the new plants from frost and keep the ground warmer by 10 \u2013 15 degrees on a cloudy day.<\/p>\n
I did read about an interesting method for discouraging slugs in an organic garden. They cultivate the ground for two weeks to break up eggs from slugs and snails before planting salad crops. Slug eggs take 4 weeks to hatch out and the salad leaves are usually ready to cut by then.<\/p>\n
I will keep you posted on how the salad experiment works out! Let me know if anyone out there is already eating non liquefied salad greens.<\/p>\n
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