Starting Seeds

We started seedlings for our community garden this week. We started cherry tomatoes, early girl tomatoes, green bell peppers, cabbage, and broccoli.  

 We used organic potting soil and hemp seed trays. 

The seeds are going to stay in the window sill for a few weeks until the weather is ready for them to go outside. 

Check out Organic Gardening for more seed information. 

Kitchen Composting | Blog Feature

Have you heard of Bonzai Aphrodite?

It's a great website about creative urban farming, delicious eating, and leading a healthy, nourishing, and conscientious lifestyle!

Recently she featured my article about Kitchen Composting on her blog.

Thank you Sayward!!

You can read it here.

Happy Composting!

Fall Lettuce Crops | Cold Crops

This year we planted a fall crop of lettuce and spinach. We're hoping it makes it through these frosty October nights. You can start cold crops (peas, spinach, kale, lettuce, radishes, cabbages) in August and you will be able to harvest in September & October. You can also plant these same crops in early spring. Sometimes as early as March in the Northwest. This gives you a head start on gardening and you'll be enjoying some veggies by the end of April.

Bizzare Carrots

Does anyone know WHY this happens to carrots? Half of our carrot bed has been plagued with this bizzare disease. They look like mutant carrots!