In this post you will find a video and images sharing how to protect new spring edibles from freeze. This content is featuring my window boxes filled with spring greens.
Protect New Spring Edibles From Freeze Video
It isn’t abnormal to get a freeze before May 15 which happens to be the last freeze date. My garden is located in hardiness zone 5b. My husband and I have been watching the weather forecast for the past few weeks because of the fruit trees in the orchard we grow. The low 20*F night coming up in the next 48 hours is making me nervous. The best thing to do in this situation is to BREATH and focus on the next 8 hours. Luckily we are getting sleet and then snow before the freeze arrives.
Below is a video of what I do to help protect the spring edibles from freeze. Keep in mind, the window boxes feature in this content is loaded with spring loving greens and a few new starter plants like marigolds and delicate red sail lettuce. This is part of my grow your own food series featuring window boxes.
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Protect New Spring Edibles From The Freeze Video Part 2
This is really exciting to be able to bring you part 2 of this project. Wait until you see how the plants responded to the cold and what I did to protect them. Check out the follow up video below:
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This project has been a HUGE success and I am excited to be able to share it with you. Show your support by commenting on my website and share with your friends!
More Growing Edibles On My Website
I’ve been sharing the window boxes with cold hardy greens for the past 6 months. Below are the post featuring this experiment and how you can grow greens in your home garden. Growing edibles really is easy and amazing if you provide the right seeds with the best conditions.
Spring Edible Window Box Ideas
In today’s post I share with you my 3 large window boxes I have on my back kitchen patio. You will find a video and images that will give you my tips to help you grow successfully during the cool season. Find A Creative Spring Edible Window Box Ideas Video in this post. Edible Window Box Ideas For Spring Video I will admit the video is a little long today because I could talk for hours about all the fun things you can grow this time of year. Seriously, I look back on my post featuring the Spring Window Box from a few years ago and I can’t believe how much I know now. I can’t take all the credit, much of the success is due to new seeds on the market. Please check out this video featuring my Creative Spring Edible Window Box Ideas. Don’t forget to scroll down on this website post to see photos and plant recommendations. In conclusion of watching the video I hope you are inspired to grow something NOW! I share this video and others on Bren Haas Channel embedded from my YouTube Channel. Connect with me below to let me know if you had issues viewing the post or video content. Edible Window Box Ideas Upclose As noted in the video a few of the plants were started indoors. You can enjoy edibles in containers indoors year-round if you grow the right seeds. In my ‘Growing Herbs Indoors’ I share tips on how to do this successfully. The lettuce was started in a container near LED lights but not needed if you have a window that provides some late winter sunshine. Check out my photos below for a closer look at the window box edibles. Spinach From Seed Mix of Lettuce and Brassica Lettuce and Pansies Seeds to Plant Cover Encourages Germination Growing in The Edible Window Box In the video I share the plants growing in these containers. Some of these were just started from seed so you will have to stop back and see how they are growing. Below is a list of varieties growing that I recommend: Sparky Marigold Yeti Nasturtium SimpleSalad Global Mix SimpleSalad Wonder Wok Mix Spicy Microgreen Mix Seaside Spinach Cilantro Fun Edible Gardening Post Looking for other fun growing ideas to enjoy this spring? Just click over to my creative gardening post to find out what I am up to these days. You’ll find more videos and images to show you how to grow your own. Don’t Miss How To Protect These Plants If Freeze Comes Unexpected Freeze in Mid-April Just a few short weeks after planting the new seedlings my garden is under a freeze advisories. Temperatures are expected to drop into the low 20’s. This is not normal but we can take it… check out the latest post to see what I do to protect these edible window boxes! Thank you so much for stopping by my website today! Let’s Connect Don’t leave without saying ‘hey’! It would be an honor to hear from you especially if you grow in containers during the spring season. Tell me all about your plants what you enjoy to grow. If you are new to gardening it would be an honor to share more tips with you so be sure to subscribe to my Newsletter. Happy Gardening,
Growing Microgreen Lettuce Review and Tips
One of the biggest challenges I see people sharing online is having fresh greens. In todays post I want to share 2 varieties of lettuce that I grew and enjoy. You will find a video and images featuring growing microgreen lettuce review and tips. Growing Microgreen Lettuce Review and Tips Video In the video feature below you will see the microgreen lettuce growing in a container. These varieties did well indoors and out in the greenhouse. The flavor was amazing and didn’t turn bitter like most do in heat. Check out the video below: I hope you were able to view this quick video. If you have issues with it please reach out to me on my website and let me know. I share all my videos on my Bren Haas Channel. You will find me on YouTube at Bren Haas. Microgreen Lettuce Growing Tip Review It is really very easy to grow lettuce in your home and or garden. The trick is finding the right lettuce for the conditions you create. These seeds grew great in a container with potting soil. Bright light is nice so you could germinate indoors and move to a window box outside if temperatures do not go below freezing. If they do you can cover the crop with make shift covers like I did with my spinach. The Lettuce Varieties To Grow red salad lettuce Oakleaf Lettuce in Dome Greenhouse In this video I am growing a microgreen seed | Red Salad Bowl Lettuce and Oakleaf Lettuce. Both did amazingly well with temperatures in the 80*f for over a week. They didn’t turn bitter! Both of these lettuce varieties I found on Amazon at Ohio Heirloom Seeds. More Blog Post About Growing Lettuce Below are a few links of other post on my website featuring how to grow lettuce and greens in your home and garden. Thank you so much for reaching out to me on my website today. I hope you enjoyed the content shared. Let’s Connect Thank you for checking out my content about growing lettuce. I hope you will take the time and reach out to me on my site and tell me what you think. Are you growing lettuce in your home and or garden? Share with me about your adventure. Happy Gardening,
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Let’s Connect
This has been such an exciting experiment growing edibles in my window box pretty much year-round. WHO SAYS growing lettuce is complicated?! If you have questions or want to contribute to this post just reach out on my website. Comments are welcome below.
Happy Spring Edible Gardening,
