PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES

Nova Scotia garden guru Niki Jabbour, whose book "The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener" is a recommended resource for food producers in our province, has a wonderful article about using cloches for season extension in one of the issues of Fine Gardening magazine. https://www.finegardening.com/article/extending-the-growing-season

This chart from Oregon State University in Corvallis lists critical temperatures for sprouting all your vegetable seeds. By referring to it, you can make sure you are providing the right conditions for starting your plants, indoors or outdoors. https://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/techniques/soil-temperature-conditions-vegetable-seed-germination

Soil warmth is critical to seed germination and plant growth. This excellent article from the Harvest to Table website will give you the basics of what you need to know. Read it HERE.

This article explores various plant covers, such as floating row covers and mini greenhouses, that provide frost protection and extend the growing season. It emphasizes the benefits of using these covers to shield plants from pests and adverse weather conditions, allowing for prolonged harvesting periods. Read more HERE.