Off The Grid Living: 5 Ways To Beat Old Man Winter And Grow Veggies During Cold Weather

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5 Ways To Beat Old Man Winter And Grow Veggies During Cold Weather

Written by: Susan Patterson Survival Gardening

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The beginning of winter need not be the end of your growing season. People are increasingly turning to homegrown food, and they don’t want to be put off by frost or a few inches of snow.
There are several frost-hardy vegetables which will help you extend the season. For example, you can plant root vegetables such as carrots, radish and beetroot late in the autumn and then leave them to grow under a thick layer of mulch.

They can be dug up in the middle of the winter to get some really sweet tubers. But you don’t have to settle for root veggies alone. With a little extra effort and spending, you can grow a variety of greens and other vegetables for your table throughout winter.
Here are a few ways to beat the frost:
1. Invest in a greenhouse.
Why not? It is the most ideal structure to create a controlled environment. It is the most ancient, too. Greenhouses have been around in some form or other from the time of the Romans. In the Netherlands, they use extensive high-tech greenhouses covering acres of land to produce almost all the food to feed people in the country despite some pretty nasty winter weather.
Don’t worry — it is not necessary to go high-tech to grow produce during the winter. A less ambitious greenhouse can definitely provide fresh vegetables come frost or snow. If glass was the main component of original greenhouses, the use of new lightweight, durable materials like polycarbonate sheets has brought greenhouses within the common man’s reach.
There are a number of ready-to-assemble kits on the market that will not bust your wallet but are practical and sturdy enough to get the job done. Of course, if you are a little handy, you can always construct your own greenhouse for a fraction of the cost. There are numerous plans available for free online.

Once you have your greenhouse, you will be pleasantly surprised to find that you can grow not only almost all the vegetables you want, but even dwarf fruit trees, too…..MORE HERE

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