The garlic is up, but only about 12-18 inches tall. I was successful in keeping potatoes over the winter for 7 months or so. I planted in two stages. The first planting had 2 ft of snow a week later and I thought they were lost, but they are coming up now. I planted the rest a few weeks ago. I have numerous varieties of heirloom tomatoes, several varieties of summer and winter squash, jalapeno and banana peppers, and eggplant in containers that I will probably bring inside tonight because the temps will drop into the 30’s. The apple trees I planted last year have flowers on them (3 varieties for cross pollination). Not sure I should let them produce fruit so soon after being planted.
It must be such a challenge to garden in that climate.
Very impressive.
I am sure this is true for thinning apples but you want to be careful that you separate the apple from the tree carefully leaving the spur on the tree as this is where future fruit forms. My wife’s ex-sis in law grows 700 trees of 50 varieties on 2.5 acres (small trees close plantings) and she has to train every new U-Pick customer to do that. Do a internet search on that and there may even be videos on the technique...