I went out to check the pallet garden yesterday and boy was I surprised at how well all the lettuce and bok choy are doing for this time of year. Normally the end of August/ Beginning of September is pretty warm here in the Pacific Northwest, but not this year.
I’m getting a sneaking suspicion that we are in for some cold and snowy winter. Which is fine by me. I’ll still be able to grow cold weather crops like carrots, beets and other root crops outside and lettuce in the greenhouse, but I’m not sure what I’ll plant in the unprotected pallet gardens yet.
Maybe strawberries. If you look HERE at what this pallet looked like back in April, you’ll see how much the strawberries have grown this year. It’s really pretty crazy how they spread out so quickly.
These are my calypso beans. I plan on drying these as soon as they dry up.
Swiss chard. Ugg. I think when I re-plant my pallet garden I’ll move these down by the chicken run and plant them really close to the fence. The chickens LOVE Swiss chard {and kale} and it will give them something fun to do when they think I’m not looking.
Here is how the pallet garden looks right now. Do you think it’s too late to plant another crop of lettuce? Should I go for it, or save the lettuce seeds and just plant lettuce in the greenhouse instead? What do you think?
~Mavis
Want to learn more about wood pallet gardening and how I put mine together? Click on the pallets above and it will take you to my first pallet garden post of the year. You’ll also learn what to look for when choosing a pallet.
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