Snow Day!

A hen braving the snow.

Little kale tops poking up through the snow.

The tall green tops in the center of the cold frame are green onions. They did extremely well in the frame and we should have green onions for a couple months yet. Next year I'll plant even more. I have some planted outside of the frame too, as they overwinter really well and will continue to grow when the warm weather comes in the spring months. Having green onions and chives ready really early in the spring is ideal. The storage onions start to really decline in quality around that time and are often starting to sprout when purchased from the store. After our storage onions have been used we switch to using mostly green onions and chives instead. Chives can often be picked in very early spring. I usually have to remove the snow from on top of the growing chive tops to find some to use.