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Thanks Catherine, I enjoyed your article! Now that I think about it there are two great tips for me to incorporate. The seeds/sand salt shaker is a cool idea and will save on thinning.
The other is the catch 22 of not planting root veg because the soil is on the clay side and the benefit from planting root veg by encouraging aeration of the soil. Maybe interplanting is the way to go until the soil is more forgiving.
Keep working on it. You can also incorporate some coarse sand(builder's sand) into the bed to help open up the clay particles, especially with carrots. I normally plant my "big" crop of carrots in the fall and mark the bed well, then we have fresh carrots all winter. They are much sweeter with a nip or two of frost. Just need to flag the spot, hard to see under snow. LOL
Glad you liked the article.
Mid-late Sept and into Nov. You can succession plant them for a longer lasting crop. :) Just mark your beds so you know what you put and where. LOL Tripping around in the snow looking for your veggies is not a fun experience. LOL
