I don't know that I've got a whole 'nother post in me about it, but: Eliot Coleman (http://www.amazon.com/Four-Season-Harvest-Organic-Vegetables-Garden/dp/1890132276/ref=sr_1_4?s=gateway&ie=UTF8&qid=1285848446&sr=8-4) tells me that these are crops that can survive even in Zone 5 with protection from wind and temperature fluctuations. Mache, in particular, he says "can grow on an iceberg." The scorzerona is a root vegetable prized in medieval Europe which reputedly tastes like an oyster and improves with overwintering.
Basically, my goal is to be picking something from the backyard in January. If it's more than one thing, so much the better, but I didn't really get all these crops started as early as they'd prefer, to be well-established by winter. And hopefully I'll gather a lot of data for improving our chances hereafter.
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Date: 2010-09-30 12:21 pm (UTC)Basically, my goal is to be picking something from the backyard in January. If it's more than one thing, so much the better, but I didn't really get all these crops started as early as they'd prefer, to be well-established by winter. And hopefully I'll gather a lot of data for improving our chances hereafter.