For people who want to grow more food with less work. 🌱 This is my weekly newsletter loved by 38,000+ subscribers—here's what one of them had to say: "These are not the regular run-of-the-mill garden-based emails. You actually touch on more unusual tidbits that encourage me to keep growing and learning."
fabric vs. plastic covers: what's better for your garden? 🤔
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If you grow food in winter, you've probably wondered about using fabric vs. plastic row covers in your garden. Which is better? Naturally, you would say that plastic is better because it holds in more heat, so of course plastic makes more sense if you actually want to keep your plants alive all winter. But! I would say that 90% of my winter vegetables have only a piece of medium-weight fabric over them when temps drop below 28°F Fahrenheit, and they survive just fine. The other 10% need to be under plastic if I want to harvest them. There are actually times when using plastic can doom your garden to failure, and vice versa. P.S. Are you trying to decide between fabric or plastic row covers to keep your garden alive in winter? Here's what I think works best—and why. P.P.S. Give a gift that can enhance someone's experience outside! Here's what I'm loving:
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Garden Betty
For people who want to grow more food with less work. 🌱 This is my weekly newsletter loved by 38,000+ subscribers—here's what one of them had to say: "These are not the regular run-of-the-mill garden-based emails. You actually touch on more unusual tidbits that encourage me to keep growing and learning."