Each fall there is a period of frost, but days with enough heat so plants can survive and remain alive. Ken erects what he calls hoopettes over crops that will take some cold weather. The season can continue for quite some time. It all depends on the weather! If the snow falls and covers the soil like a blanket, and the frost does not creep in and freeze the soil in the hoopettes, …
This fall has been warm. The root cellar is now cool and the crops need to come out of the fields and into the yard. We cover them with tarps as I fill the root cellar for winter. Here is this year’s winter kohlrabi, rutabagas, and cabbage. Thank you, Suzanne for all your help.
The onions and squash are still outside curing. Ken has created an insulated space for the onions using hay bales and the ground heat. We then covered the onions with plywood and tarp. The squash is in the racks with a tarp to keep it out of the wind and a light to provide heat to maintain temperature above freezing. Once it gets really cold and the house …
