Food for Thought: Fall and Winter Gardening Tips

Cultivate your green thumb during the cold months.

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Mark Your Territory - If planting outdoors, use a well-insulated cold frame to keep crop temperatures stable and warmer against frost and wind. A hot bed is a cold frame with a heat source beneath the box to keep the soil free of frost. Planting crops on a raised bed will also be helpful if your area receives a lot of rain during the winter. (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)Dig Deep - Try planting hardy greens such as lettuce, chard, kale and parsley that can withstand the low temperatures. You can start seedlings indoors, and then continue growing them outside in a cold frame.(Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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Think Green - With the announcement that First Lady Michelle Obama will be releasing a gardening book, now is a great time to learn how to grow your own food at home. Although American Grown: How the White House Kitchen Garden Inspires Families, Schools and Communities won’t be released until next spring, there are ways you can begin cultivating your green thumb right now. Yes, even with the cold temperatures looming.(Photo: Crown Publishing)

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