It’s cold outside! But we’re not talking flannel, we’re talking row covers — a skill every child can manage. They make their beds, right?
Of course they do and they can make their plant beds, too! “Out with the old and in with new.” Not only is this a smart tactic for winter break, but for weed prevention as well. After all, we’ll be gone for three weeks and we need to prepare the plants for our absence. We also need to prepare our beds for spring!
Because life in the garden continues. Despite the season and despite our recent loss, the broccoli and cabbage will fill out, promising a luscious harvest upon our return. The carrots and onions will hold until January. But for now, we eagerly pull plants by their roots.
We toss them on to the compost — another thing to look forward come spring. We’ll have our own soil amendment!
After all our hard work, they’re gone, but not forgotten. How could you forget such beautiful tomatoes?
And we cover and clip black paper into place.
We’re preparing for the potatoes to be planted next month whereby we’ll practice our crop rotation; a staple of good organic gardening. And best of all? We get to do it all over again come spring! Woohoo!
School’s out.
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