Step inside the Witch's Garden - After the Harvest

As the down time for our gardens grows closer I dream of my garden and find myself with many changes I want to make for next year. Many of you know this is only my second year gardening at the new house, added to that I moved the original location of the garden elsewhere, and did much better than the previous year. However, there are some things that I would definitely change, not to mention new plants that I want to grow. While I cannot do anything about the plants at the moment I can assist my garden and prepare it for next year.

If you are just starting out and want to plan your garden in advance, my best suggestion for, but don’t know where to start, is to keep it simple and small. Buy a notebook and write all of your ideas down, trust me this is helpful as you will not remember what you want to grow later. Look up those plants that you want to grow, as you may need to purchase bulbs now and have them ‘over winter’ in order for them to bloom successfully.

For flowers, choose varieties that are hard to kill, and grow well in your area. I also like ones I can use in my craft, like roses and lavender. If you choose to plant herbs and not flowers, start with the ones you use in your cooking. This is a perfect way to, also keep yourself ‘in the closet’ if you are not ready for people to know you are a witch. Veggies are another thing I like to keep in my garden. On the podcast, I talk about a few veggies that you wouldn't think have magical properties, but they do! Again, I do suggest easy for beginners and not to overwhelm yourselves with too many. Lettuce and bell peppers are my suggestion for easy veggies as they can be container grown, however, I would look at what grows well in your zone and at what times.

You might end up crossing some plants off and adding new ones, however, this gives you an idea of how many containers (if you are container gardening) and/or dirt you need for the required space.

For me, I know that the place I want to grow gets overrun with weeds very quickly. While I do grow everything in containers (large ones) because I rent, I will be putting weed fabric down to help the space with the overgrow, and so that I can use more of the space.

I can do those types of things now rather than scramble in the spring when I am also trying to plant and organize what is going into the garden in the spring.

Whatever you choose to plant we would love to see them! I have added a few pictures of my Witch’s Garden to the True North Witches’ Facebook page. You can email yours to truenorthwitches@gmail.com or post them on the True North Witches’ Facebook page!