Ep. 32 Fall Garden Planning & Prep

It’s time to start planning and preparing for the Fall/Winter garden so that we can order bulbs and seeds. In this episode, we’re digging into garden prep and soil amending, herbs, veggies, flower bulbs, and garlic. I’m covering overwintering and giving a few lists of what to think about growing this upcoming fall gardening season in each category of flowers, herbs, and veggies.

For Garden preparation: it’s time to get the ingredients to amend your beds. Compost, worm castings, kelp meal (at a minimum). 

082. What Living A Garden-inspired Life Means – The Garden Culture Podcast with Bailey Van Tassel

In this episode Bailey shares about what living a "garden-inspired life" means and gives some encouragement for gardeners. She talks about some of the evolutions that take place within the gardener as they learn, as well as a the importance of things like community and sharing the harvest. Mentioned in this episode: Bailey's book, Kitchen Garden Living. Pre-order and get your bonuses HERE. Get tickets to The Homemaker's Conference HERE. More about Bailey at www.baileyvantassel.com

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A list of my top 20 Fall Garden Vegetables To Grow: 

1. Broccoli
2. Brussel sprouts
3. Cabbage
4. Collards
5. Onions
6. Rutabaga
7. Celery
8. Cauliflower
9. Kohlrabi
10. Peas
11. Radishes
12. Spinach
13. Turnips
14. Arugula
15. Asian Greens
16. Beets
17. Carrots
18. Endive
19. Lettuce
20. Potatoes

Great vegetables to overwinter: 

• Kale
• Carrots
• Leeks
• Onions
• Garlic
• Potatoes
• Beets

Bulbs to plant in Fall:

• Alliums
• Anemone
• Bearded Iris
• Buttercup
• Crocus and Saffron Crocus
• Freesia
• Daffodil
• Fritillaria
• Hyacinth
• Iris
• Lily Ranunculus
• Scilla
• Snowdrops
• Bluebell
• Tulip
• Starflower

Mentioned in this episode are two great gardeners who have mastered the flower bulb lasagne method: Arthur Parkinson and Claus Dalby.

Bailey buys her garlic from Territorial Seed Co

Here is an article about how to plant garlic well. 

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