One Long Fall

 Unique to this year, we really haven't had a winter yet. 

And as such I've been able to put in some additional time building and documenting the cold frame/greenhouse, but not as much time to publish. 

Briefly, these carrots I protected from the deer are still growing good and the composted strawberry plant has yet to winter down and is actually still growing.

I finished harvesting the marjoram, and have brewed and applied 4000 liters of tea, done a # of tests mostly leaving the ground alone to see if any greens would grow through the daily frosts, and here are those results.                                                

As one can see the compost tea seems to be improving the soil so as to be able to support growth during occasional frosts.

The circles are mostly the same except the 50/50 mixed one that i'll use to start seeds in planters. I'll also add one bag per circle of purchased compost as the results are promising to do much better than if left alone, plus it will reduce the period of time required to bring the soil to its full potential. 

I want to able to start seeding an outdoor greenhouse by mid feb and so far, it seems like a possibility.

Here's the progress to date.