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The winter is fast approaching.
This is what needs doing,in Jo'burg South Africa, if you're not doing anything better...
Collect any seeds from your
matured plants. Put them in a small paper envelope and into a zip lock bag. Mark what is it and the year and month you picked it and store it in a cool, dark, dry place.(that always intimidates me and invites reason to panic - don't EVER panic) Keep them in the back of your draw for the winter, don't worry, and don't forget them there.
Get some seedlings going. Find a place that is protected from the weather while still getting a lot of light that can also be protected from the worst of the cold. Put some seed trays out and plant some winter seed in a good soil medium (which is probably right under foot).
As a rule of thumb, root crops are good for winter
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(carrots, garlic, parsnips),
- brassica's (cabbage family),
- do some peas before the cold gets too hectic and where ever you won't be gardening in the winter, plant cover crops (oats, barley) to occupy space where weeds might shoot in spring,
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and green manure where ever you can - this is planting crops that can be turned directly into the planting bed without composting first. Very clever gardening this is, only for the devoted!Do it!
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