Posted in Community/Work Days, tagged beets, cold frame, garden mapping, mulch, Peas, soil testing, water tank on April 20, 2008 | No Comments »
We accomplished so much yesterday! I was amazed at how much work got done. A great big “Thank you” to everyone who helped! Last year, I spread the mulch around the garden largely by myself, and although we didn’t have as much as we had this year, it took me 3-4 workdays to get it [...]
Posted in Community/Work Days, tagged arugula, coldframes, Peas, radishes, spinach, Workdays on April 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Tuesday, we had a great turn out. Thanks to Maria, Amie, Luke, JIm, Katie,
Natalie, Sija, Najat, Abhi, Jen, and Enzo we were able to make two cold frames
functional. We planted spinach, arugula, radishes, and peas. We also cleaned
the herb bed, and prepared two more plots for planting on Saturday.
Posted in Gardening 101, Photos, tagged Peas, Planting, Seeds, Spring Gardening on April 10, 2008 | No Comments »
We soaked the peas for a few hours before planting them.
Posted in Event, Gardening 101, tagged Green Manure, Nitrogen Fixing, Peas, Planting, Spring Gardening on April 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We are going to meet at the garden at about 5pm today to do the first direct planting of the year. Peas are a great spring crop as they can be planted as soon as the ground can be worked and they double as a green manure, returning nitrogen to the soil as they [...]
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