Snowy Winter Solstice Again

It's snowy winter solstice again, actually a double whammy as we already had a big snowfall in November.  Here is our solstice driveway entrance welcomed by the snowman and the new addition of the 8 foot high Santa, on super special sale at Canadian Tire.

 This was our greenhouse covered with snow in November.

We took advantage of the brief meltdown between snowfalls to collect leaves and seaweed.  These amendments help replace some nutrients lost from harvesting the crops.  We collected leaves from the big long-tooth maple tree at Harmony Shores campground.  Thanks Janet!

We spread out the leaves on each bed about four inches thick.

And then we cover the layer of leaves with seaweed so that the leaves don't blow away.  We later covered these beds with black plastic so that it helps break down the leaves and seaweed by warming the bed in the spring time.

Here is our patch of parsley doing well all winter long.  There are two kinds of parsley growing -- Italian and curly leaf.  The curly leaf is doing much better in the cold temperatures.  Right now we would have to dig it out from under the snow but it would still be OK.

Between snowfalls, we were fortunate to harvest our remaining potatoes.  They probably would not have frozen, but it might have been a pain to dig them out from under the snow for our Turkey Dinner.  We might have close to 100 pounds of potatoes left over, after whatever we sold or ate since the summer.

Here are the potatoes curing in Linda's studio next to the baseboard heater.  Once the dirt and skin has dried, we will store the potatoes in hanging paper bags in the pantry, where they should last until spring.

Here is the expanding Luckyfarm77 compound and annual garden in the snow!  Have a Blessed Solstice and see you all for more growing adventures in the New Year.