Summer Stragglers: Fall-Winter Garden Experiment

I snapped these pictures a few days ago; these guys have already doubled in size!

I snapped these pictures a few days ago; these guys have already doubled in size!



This one is not a baby, but a transplant who was not very happy in his former pot.

This one is not a baby, but a transplant who was not very happy in his former pot.



I'm not sure exactly what I'll use it for, but this little plant is so pretty!

I'm not sure exactly what I'll use it for, but this little plant is so pretty!



Various types of baby lettuce.

Various types of baby lettuce.



These weren't doing so hot in another place I had them growing.

These weren't doing so hot in another place I had them growing.



Since I transplanted them, though, they've been doing much better.

Since I transplanted them, though, they've been doing much better.

These little guys are basically what’s left over from my summer garden (as puny as it was this year, thanks to summer classes and work). I realize that at some point I will have to bring these in, but it should freeze here anytime soon. Chowder, too, tries to use my plants as a litter box, and there isn’t a ton of natural light in my apartment. So, naturally, I’m trying to leave these guys outside as long as possible. I haven’t done a ton of research about how any of these plants do in the cold, so I’ll keep you guys updated on how this goes.

On a semi-related note, I am going to be winterizing my garden soon, and instead of bringing all of my pots in and watering/mopping up spills from overwatering/trying to keep Chowder and Maxine out of them all winter long, I have been told that I can put some of them in big ziploc bags (like my Daylilies, for instance) and they will keep fairly well over the winter. I am wondering how well this would work for my other plants, like my mint, lemon balm, bee balm, etc.

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