Winter Gardening | Tips for Growing a Winter Garden

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Gardening doesn’t have to stop just because it gets cold outside. There are many ways to grow your winter gardening.

I’ve compiled a great list of things to read about winter gardening. These are great resources to help you get started, or just for a refresher.

Cold Hardy Crops

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If you’re thinking about starting your herb garden with seeds instead of plants, check out this Seed Starting Class first. It’s a very affordable way to learn about growing from seeds. I took the class myself from the Online Gardening School. The instructor Rick has 18 years of gardening experience! He really knows what he is talking about!

Winter Gardening in a Greenhouse

Why do plants grow better in a greenhouse?

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I’ve gathered some great tips to help you get your winter garden ideas together. Some are just articles and others are books. I’m reading a lot lately. Especially, garden books. It will be time to do a spring garden very soon, but for now, let’s look at these tips!

Winter Gardening Tips:

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This fall-winter growing guide from territorial seed. This winter planting chart is pretty handy.

Southern Exposure’s Fall/Winter Gardening Guide – Lots of great information including plants that die at freezing temperatures.

Garden forever has some really great tips for winter gardening. They also talk about the benefits of having a winter garden you may find interesting.

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If you prefer a book, you can check out “Backyard Winter Garden by, Caleb Warnock.”

Or possibly you would like to watch a video instead. Watch this “Vegetables to plant that can survive the winter.“

Another great one I found is Gardening with Kids, from The Green Mountain Gardener. Lots of great suggestions here to get the kids doing something fun this winter.