Each winter, the Agricultural Commission, which oversees the garden, has to go to their boss - the Conservation Commission - and ask to continue using the Flerra space for gardening.
We had that meeting tonight, and the ConsCom was happy to allow us to continue, so that's great news.
A few minor things were added along the way.
Someone is going to go and look at the well to see if it can't be sunk deeper or otherwise improved. It works, but as everyone knows, it's a lot of hard work to raise enough water to keep the plants happy.
We're going to get four old pallets and build a small composter where we've been dumping weeds and year-end waste all along. This, we hope, will let us use the stuff as soil amendments. We'll get that done as soon as weather allows.
We're going to make some improvements to the fence - hoping to keep the local ruminants at bay. This includes putting a wire trip line along the fence row. More details to follow, but we're hopeful we can keep them away.
So, that's it for right now. We're recruiting actively - if you know anyone interested in digging this summer, have them get in touch.
Thanks
Jesse and Michelle.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Sunday, March 2, 2014
A momentous day
This morning, Michelle and I ordered a bunch of seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. We found them online last year and ordered some cucumbers and tomato seeds, which grew well - at first.
What we wound up with were a bunch of too-spindly seedlings, apparently a result of not giving them enough light.
So, we're going to try again.
For starting in the garden, we bought purple podded pole beans. We've had great success at home with climbing and bush beans. The only purple ones we've been able to find locally are bush beans. The Baker Creek seeds promise climbing purple beans. We shall see sometime in August.
Chantenay Red Core carrots. We have, almost universally, failed at growing carrots. Last year's yield were weird-looking, multi-legged stick creatures. Think 1950s Sci-Fi monster. But what is gardening if not an annual renewal of hope?
Georgia Southern Creole Collards. Love collard greens and they taste best home-grown.
Blue Curled Scotch Kale. Another favorite. Lost out last year because the chickens kept eating it before it matured.
European Mesclun Mix Salad Blend and Rocky Top Lettuce salad mix. We like to grow the greens because there is simply nothing like a fresh salad. What bolts goes to the chickens.
Inside, we'll start Gold Medal tomatoes and Pink Berkeley Tie Dies. Never tried either one and after last year's ringing success with tomatoes, we're full of confidence.
Finally, we got some Dragon's Egg cucumbers. Don't know why we chose it, maybe the name? But whatever, we'll give it a try.
Still hoping to hear from more returning people.
Thanks
Jesse and Michelle.
What we wound up with were a bunch of too-spindly seedlings, apparently a result of not giving them enough light.
So, we're going to try again.
For starting in the garden, we bought purple podded pole beans. We've had great success at home with climbing and bush beans. The only purple ones we've been able to find locally are bush beans. The Baker Creek seeds promise climbing purple beans. We shall see sometime in August.
Chantenay Red Core carrots. We have, almost universally, failed at growing carrots. Last year's yield were weird-looking, multi-legged stick creatures. Think 1950s Sci-Fi monster. But what is gardening if not an annual renewal of hope?
Georgia Southern Creole Collards. Love collard greens and they taste best home-grown.
Blue Curled Scotch Kale. Another favorite. Lost out last year because the chickens kept eating it before it matured.
European Mesclun Mix Salad Blend and Rocky Top Lettuce salad mix. We like to grow the greens because there is simply nothing like a fresh salad. What bolts goes to the chickens.
Inside, we'll start Gold Medal tomatoes and Pink Berkeley Tie Dies. Never tried either one and after last year's ringing success with tomatoes, we're full of confidence.
Finally, we got some Dragon's Egg cucumbers. Don't know why we chose it, maybe the name? But whatever, we'll give it a try.
Still hoping to hear from more returning people.
Thanks
Jesse and Michelle.
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