What Plants Go in a Cold Frame for Fall and Winter

Plants	When to plant	When to harvest	Virities and Links to order online
Cichorium Radicchio Endive Chicory Frisee Escarole Sugarloaf Dandelion	Mid July	Unfrozen	Marachre – Seed Savers Dandelion Italian Cilo – Johnny’s Seeds Many others, these are the ones I will try this year.
Swiss Chard	Mid July	Unfrozen	Rhubarb Red – Seed Savers Fordhook Giant – Seed Savers
Scallions	Mid July	Can be picked frozen	White Alisa Craig – Seed Savers Red Wethersfield – Seed Savers Yellow of Parma – Seed Savers
Parsley	Mid July	Unfrozen	Triple Curled – Seed Savers Giant Italian – Seed Savers
Carrots	August 1	Unfrozen	Paris Market – Seed Savers Scarlet Nantes – Seed Savers
Mustard	Mid August	Unfrozen	Mizuna Asian Green – Seed Savers Mizuna early – Southern Exposure New Star Mustard – Southern Exposure
Turnip Greens	Mid August	Unfrozen	White Purple Top – Seed Savers
Spinach	September – All Winter	Unfrozen	American - Seed Savers Bloomsdale
Mache	September – All Winter	Can be picked frozen	VIT (Valerianella locusta) – Johnny’s
Lettuce	September – All Winter	Unfrozen	Lettuce Mixture – Seed Savers
Arugula	September – All Winter	Unfrozen	OG – Seed Savers Apollo – Seed Savers Sylvetta – Seed Savers
Claytonia (miner’s lettuce or winter’s purslane )	September – All Winter	Unfrozen	Claytonia – Johnny’s Seeds
Minutina	September	Unfrozen	Minutina – Johnny’s Seeds
Radish	September – All Winter	Unfrozen	Helios – Seed Savers Philadelphia – Seed Savers Purple Plum – Seed Savers Watermelon – Seed Savers French Breakfast – Seed Savers Early Scarlet Globe – Seed Savers China Rose – Seed Savers
Leeks	Mid July	Unfrozen	Giant Musselburgh – Seed Savers Prizetaker – Seed Savers Blue Solaise – Seed Savers
Sorrel	Mid July	Unfrozen	Sorrel – Johnny’s
Thyme	Mid July	Unfrozen	Thyme - Seed Savers
Rosemary		Unfrozen	Rosemary – Seed Savers
Cilantro	Mid July	Unfrozen	Cilantro – Seed Savers
Peas	August 1	Unfrozen	Green Arrow – Seed Savers British Wonder – Seed Savers Champion of England – Seed Saver Tom Thumb – Seed Saver

We only just finished the cold frame yesterday and I tried my best to get it planted a couple weeks ago. Didn't get to plat it when I should have for maximum growth, but this will be a little experiment. We should have a good bit of fresh greens for salads and juice. The things I can plant all winter, we will be having lots of those. 

I grew this Dinosaur Kale for the first time this year in my summer garden. It is still going strong as a monster plant. I love to use the leaves in my juicer as they are long and narrow. 

Vates Kale is the one you see often in the store. Very curly and so very tasty. I love to make kale chips with the Vates. So yummy. My massage therapist Julie gave me the best recipe for making them in the dehydrator. Sooooo Good! I can almost eat the whole batch myself. After "cooking" for a couple hours I am in the kitchen sampling them. Last time I ate two trays before it was finished.

My husband loves radishes. As long as they are washed and ready to eat in the fridge he will munch away. Or he gets them right from the garden as he is walking in from work. I like to think of him as my "rabbit".

I love beets! Roasted, pickled, steamed, greens, and any verity. Though maybe my favorite is the golden beets.

Cleaning out my seeds this fall, I found I had five different envelops of spinach. I choose three and planted them all. This one that I bought in bulk at the feed store was the only one to come up. I have not had the best of luck with spinach in the garden. Though I love it! So I hope this one keeps going strong. I will be planting more this week.

With my mother being from Alabama, we grew up as children eating lots of greens. Collards and Swiss Chard were more common in our home. Swiss Chard is so much like spinach, but some days I think even better. The smell of it steaming in the kitchen is one of the best earthy smells. YUM! Think I know what I will be having for lunch tomorrow.

My first time planting onions from seed. I got these three from Seed Saver Exchange in Iowa when I was out there for my sister-in-laws wedding. So want to go again in the middle of summer. Can't wait for these to get even bigger! 

Cold Frame, Quilting, Canning, Maggie and Music Mania!

My friends and clients have been asking me what I have been up to lately. Depending on the day it is canning, quilting, working in the garden, working with Maggie's training for Canine Good Citizen or prepping a lesson for primary music time. No matter what it is, I am busy and love it!

Each day has been filled with the oncoming winter, and the need to get everything ready to get snowed/frozen in. So I am trying to finish up things in the yard with the big project this fall of getting our cold frame installed and planted. We are 75% there! Today I hope to get the "lights"/windows painted and ready to install. Peas need to get in the ground too, but the climbing support needs to get installed. Just need to get busy with it.

I have several quilts being pieced right now. Trying to finish my loose end projects, and be able to start fresh on some of the more of my larger ideas. Just want to get all the clutter out. I recently pulled out my "Lessons From Mama" book and got back to work on that quilt. Started it 4 years ago in a beginners class at the local quilt store. So this one is on the design wall and is being finished up. More on this one later

I did get my log cabin quilt finished up and to Mom's for quilting. Talking to her on the phone this week I learned it is out of the bag and hung in the entry way for inspiration.

I only got this photo of it before sewing all the blocks together. I added piano keys for a border and shipped it without taking a final photos. So I hope mom will send me one of it hanging in the entry way. Love all the colors in this quilt.

With the Fall here and a hurry to get my garden cleaned up, the last of the canning season is upon us. I need to get my tomatoes finished up, salsa, and a few more whole tomatoes done up. It is going to be epic! I think three more bushels will do it. Then I need to work on pears and apples. I would love to do more... but time is a thing of this world and it can be a little crazy when we don't have enough.

I was recently released as the Relief Society President at church and have a new calling as the Primary Music Leader. I LOVE MY NEW CALLING! Creative, fun and with loving children that are always happy to see you! Each week I try to craft a new project that will inspire the children to learn the songs that are filled with beauty and doctrine of gospel. Nothing warms my heart more than sitting next to a child, have them take the music we were just singing and read the words while trying to remember the melody they just learned. So inspiring! I love these children.

Lastly, my Maggie. She is so much love! Forever my little companion. Follows me for everything in the house. We have been working hard the two of us with her training. The AKC has a program called Canine Good Citizen that helps dog lovers work with their animals in a fun way, teaching them the skills and abilities they need to have happy doggies. Maggie is improving each week with her classes and shows it around the house. We work together each day to make sure she will be ready on test day. Therapy Dog Maggie is not to far away. 

Hope this gives a little insight to my blog info and the fun that will come and I update and show my projects. 

Love and light to all! 

E