Synopsis
Workshop: Overwintering Greens
Date: Thursday, September 10
Time: 5:30-7pm
Location: Greenhouse at Landry Park, 62 Pine Street, Winooski. Please see the attached map for details on where to park and how to find the greenhouse.
Facilitator: Angela deBettencourt, VGN Garden Program Manager
What to bring: Weather appropriate clothing. A notebook and pen/pencil to take notes.
Participants will be sitting and walking around a greenhouse. We have camping stools, benches, and foldable chairs available for sitting.
Please note that this workshop is confirmed, rain or shine!
Notes
- Lookup more info on the Persephone Period
- Getting things ready before Persephone Period hits
- There are two dates to hit for harvesting:
- Set up at start (nowish -> winter solstice)
- overwinter for spring (winter solstice -> early spring)
- Things to start in August for New England
- carrots mid August
- scallions at beginning
- Things to start in September
- mustard greens around Sept 1st
- Spinach around mid Sept
- Aim to have plants at 75% maturity @ start of Persephone Period (~ November 5th)
- As soon snow melts and soil is workable you can plant for the early spring