Clarence Booker
A basket of long beans, eggplants and bitter melon on a stool

September 20, 2026 · 5 min

Curing squash for winter

A hard skin, a dry shelf and a few weeks of patience.

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  1. The tomato bed

    Deep planting, tall cages and a thick mulch from May on.

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    Spinach, collards and kale cut at a comfortable height.

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    A raised hill, a bottle of water and plenty of room to run.

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Cedar raised bed under construction with tools

The greens bed · September 2026

A cold frame for the greens

A wooden frame and a lid, built in an afternoon.