Garden Notes: November 2023

• range of nighttime lows: 23 to 58°F (-5 to 14°C)
• range of daytime highs: 46 to 81°F (8 to 27°C)

• 1st frost: Nov. 1

kale, daikons, carrots, turnips, and garlic

surprise watermelon

It was hidden under a pile of dead cherry tomato vines! They seemed to have protected it from frost, even though the watermelon vine is long since dead. 

This cherry tomato plant is a volunteer that showed up in a pot. It’s a good test plant.

. . . as well as a few other things . . .

As tempting as it is to fill the greenhouse with plants, I’m trying to keep it to a minimum as we’ll be working on the interior soon. 

These are two green pepper plants I dug up from the garden and potted.

Everything in it is doing well. so far, but the real test will be January and February, which are typically our coldest months. Even though it’s still a work in progress, the greenhouse holds promise as a winter garden. 

Progress on the exterior continues slowly . . .

I reckon this will be my new winter garden.

Dan finished the siding below the windows with cement board in a barn board pattern. What there is of it. Then I painted it. Currently, he’s recaulking the old windows, and then we can finish up with their coats of paint.