I am new to this great site! I live in the raleigh, NC area and just created an above ground garden last spring. We had some great tomoatoes, okra, and last night discovered we had some yummy (and big) carrots waiting for us!! It has been wonderful learning to grow our own food.
I am very new to this and last spring was an experiment...that went pretty well.
Is there anything I can plant right now until spring?
Wondering what to do with our box of lovely soil and compost...
Not sure of the location of Morrisville. It is a bit late for zone 7 ( central to western) You could try some of the brassicas for greens like turnip and mustard. Kale will grow through the winter, but very slowly as the daylight gets short. You can probably plant English peas and overwinter them for an early spring crop. Here I like to plant them around Thanksgiving, but my climate is more akin to Wilmington.
Like Farmerdill, I'm not sure just how far north you are but here I grow cabbage, onions, and carrots during the winter (plus the greens Farmerdill mentioned).
Please tell me a bit about growing the carrots. I just received my seeds from Johnny's and will try to get them into the ground this week. I have some seedlings already growing in a container, but I want to put the new seeds into a small bed I made last spring. It is filled with rich compost, Black Kow manure, and coffee grinds. And, it's full of earthworms! The medium is rich and very loose, so I'm planning on sowing the carrots seeds in addition to some purple top turnips and Chioggia Beets, too. Any pointers would sure be appreciated. I'll be soaking the beets seeds in some warm water tonight...
BelCanto, Welcome To DG!
You're right down the road from me (so to speak).
You can sow some greens but they will be extremely slow to grow for a Winter harvest. If you can find some hardened off collard plants those will grow slowly but will kick in when the days lengthen and begin to warm up.
Best would be to plant some onions (sets) and garlic now. Both of those will grow thru the Winter, developing roots, then take off with good top growth in the late Winter/early Spring. The onions will be ready to start harvesting in April, garlic will mature in June. (If you've never tasted fresh garlic you're in for a treat!)
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