Winter Gardening | 3 Tips to Grow Vegetables during the Winter

Last updated: 1/31/19

It is the end of January 2019 and the winter weather is predicted to be an arctic vortex of cold air that will grip much of the US.

Would you even consider gardening in the winter time after an artic event like this? I raise my hand because I love the challenge.

Winter gardening is certainly possible with a few garden hacks & applied techniques.

You don’t have to be en expert or experienced gardener to grow plants in the winter.

However, you might want to start off with just a few plants and some simple techniques first to get more comfortable growing in the winter.

The following tips below will serve to give you an idea of the basics of growing vegetables during the winter.

Gardening in the winter can be as simple as having a container of lettuce that you harvest slowly over the course of the winter. It could also morph into constructing a cold frame for an entire garden bed.

You will also discover a fantastic resource from a delightful winter gardening expert.

Niki Jabbour is one of the premier gardeners on the topic of gardening in the winter.

You will learn about her best selling book, “The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener” which you can check out here.