Even though it is still fall, I would call this winter gardening. It has already been well below freezing, the killing frost has caused its damage. I am surprised that my garden still shows signs of life. I had planted some turnips and have forgotten all about them. They should be pretty dead by now, but I was wrong. I looked at them today and they are huge! And they are not dead, the greens are alive and well.
Abandoned Purple Top Turnips
Other signs of life include my collard greens. They have been frozen, windblown and rained on, and they look good.
Champion Collard Greens
Other healthy specimens are the kale plants. They look more vibrant now than they did a month ago.
Siberian Kale
This is also the time of year for cleanup. I have a lot of leftover work from the land clearing phase of this project. I have some forest slash to burn off very soon. There have been too many high winds lately to do any burning, but I hope for a break soon. This is one of the burn piles.
Forest Slash Prior to DisposalĂ‚Â