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Today, I cleaned up my plot and prepared it for winter. It was a gorgeous 60 degree late fall day. Perfect weeding weather ;). I took out all the annual plants (except for one beautifully frilly marigold, which I am trying to save seeds from), loosened the soil and covered it with salt marsh hay. Still growing are the leeks, kale, some Swiss chard, and parsley. I harvested the last cilantro and the last calendula flowers. I also planted next year\u2019s garlic, 16 cloves Red Russian<\/em> hardnecks, and 18 cloves Transylvanian<\/em> softnecks, 34 total. Like every year, I had saved the largest heads as seed garlic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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