Four Season Gardening

Michelle Hamilton
Hunters Woods I
RA All Gardeners Meeting
February 25, 2012

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Inspiration
Eliot Coleman
Organic Farmer
Four Season Farm, Harborside, Maine

Author of 3 books:
The New Organic Grower
Four-Season Harvest
The Winter Harvest Handbook

Great references!

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Basic Concepts
Two (2) layers of cover
Inner Agricultural fabric over wire wickets or frames
Outer - Plastic tunnels made from inexpensive materials
Resulting micro-climate resembles 1.5 2 agricultural zones south

10+ hours of light = best growth

Growth slower with <10 hours

Cold tolerant seed or plant varieties

Vole prevention, if needed
Hardware cloth, i.e. wire mesh, covers

Succession planting for continuous harvest

Unheated, uninsulated, unbelievable!

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Raised Bed with Cloth Cover over Hardware Cloth

Pictures taken February 12.

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Raised Bed with 2X4 Frame/Hardware Cloth Lid

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Pak Choi & Mesclun, Planted Oct. 30-Nov. 5

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Carrots & Spinach, Planted Oct. 30-Nov. 5

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Lettuce Varieties, Planted Week of Oct. 30-Nov. 5

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More Lettuce Varieties and Thermometer

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Raised Beds with Cloth Under Plastic

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Harvest Year Round!

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Give it a try!