Our weather is so darn crazy here! My milk jug greenhouses have worked pretty well. I have kale and lettuce now in the ground and they’ve survived the week well. The tomatoes are still waiting in the milk jugs because I do not trust the weather to be nice enough to put them in the ground.…
I added fencing to the fence posts the day after “N” installed the posts. My FIL had wires and a wire turner tool (I really don’t know what you call it) that worked real slick. I added two signs for the curious ball player or two. I also added mulch over the path I had…
I’ve taken my plot and straightened out its borders a bit. “N” of GAIN went to work with me last week and we measured 10′ x 13′ instead of the expected 10′ x 10.’ After some community discussion via email, some of us voiced concern about deer and other critters. The plots are near a…
Tonight was the bone-chilling kick-off night for the community garden. The community garden is in its first year. Only ten plots were given. I’ve heard that you have to go slow to go fast…. I really liked the way our Superintendent of Recreation greeted us and stated that everyone attending was the community in the…
My fair city has a community garden program, but 2013 is its first year. I walked down to the pilot site to see if I could learn any information with my eyes. I found nothing but footballers. No plots marked. No water source for garden hoses. Maybe the pilot has failed to gather enough interest.…