Planing my winter garden

[CCsGarden]

Hello,
I'm starting to plan my winter garden and want to get more advice and ideas.
My growing space right now is very tight.

What do you all think about these plans?

I do want a path since I need to be able to get around my veggies.

Late October - early March it's usually in the 60s- 30°F during the day and at night can get down too 0°F .

What would be the best veggies to grow in these temps?

I would like to have something vining to help give shade, but that might not work since I'll have to figure out how to cover it.

Here are my plans.
Please let me know which one would be the best.

 

[Debbie292d]

Wow! How cool is this! I never realized you folks in the south plant a winter garden. We can't as we'll have a few feet of snow on ours.

I do know the ones that can survive frost the best are root plants like beets and carrots which we can leave to harvest even after the snow starts flying. We just have to do it before the ground freezes totally.

 

[CCsGarden]

Wow! How cool is this! I never realized you folks in the south plant a winter garden. We can't as we'll have a few feet of snow on ours.

I do know the ones that can survive frost the best are root plants like beets and carrots which we can leave to harvest even after the snow starts flying. We just have to do it before the ground freezes totally.

I did one last year but I didn't do it right so it barley made it!
We get some snow every year but mainly freezing temps.
I was leaning for roots as well.

 

[CCsGarden]

Its hard to believe we get temps in the summer that are 115+ and then all of sudden 0!

 

[Debbie292d]

I did one last year but I didn't do it right so it barley made it!
We get some snow every year but mainly freezing temps.
I was leaning for roots as well.

The carrot tops seem tough and withstand a freeze somewhat. I'm sad if the beet tops don't survive as to me, those are the best part! Plus, if too much of the root plant's tops freeze off, then they will slow way down growing as they wouldn't be getting enough sun anymore having no leaves. Generally, here, about that time, they're pretty much done growing anyway so it doesn't matter much.

 

[CCsGarden]

The carrot tops seem tough and withstand a freeze somewhat. I'm sad if the beet tops don't survive as to me, those are the best part! Plus, if too much of the root plant's tops freeze off, then they will slow way down growing as they wouldn't be getting enough sun anymore having no leaves. Generally, here, about that time, they're pretty much done growing anyway so it doesn't matter much.

Ooooo, never knew that! Thanks for the info!

I did zucchinis and they froze so fast!

 

[CCsGarden]

I was thinking, maybe ,
Cauliflower, Cabbage, Radishes, a few herbs and maybe zucchinis again?
I read that Cauliflower and Cabbage do well.

 

[Debbie292d]

Its hard to believe we get temps in the summer that are 115+ and then all of sudden 0!

We will get about two weeks of VERY hot weather, but usually it doesn't go over 100F or just a tad over. Most of the summer the nights are in the 50s and 60s and days are 70s and 80s.

Winter generally is 20F on average, then we'll get a couple of weeks of subzero to -30F is usually the worst. When the wind picks up at those low temps, the windchill gets dangerous. We never let the silkies out in the winter if it's below 20F or if it's windy outside.

I see the high temps you and like Arizona get and it makes me thirsty lol.

 

[Debbie292d]

I was thinking, maybe ,
Cauliflower, Cabbage, Radishes, a few herbs and maybe zucchinis again?
I read that Cauliflower and Cabbage do well.

Just get some old sheets, bath towels, blankets, or rugs, and when you see the temp is going below freezing, you could cover them up. We usually have to do that for the flowers trying to come up in the spring too early.

 

[CCsGarden]

Just get some old sheets, bath towels, blankets, or rugs, and when you see the temp is going below freezing, you could cover them up. We usually have to do that for the flowers trying to come up in the spring too early.

I've used frost blanket but I was wondering, does it really work?
Each time I use it everything freezes.
I'm planing, I guess early this year too make sure everything stays alive!