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As David shared in a previous post we did a soil test through the University of Massachusetts and found that the lead levels in our garden soil were dangerously high. The extrapolated levels as reported by U Mass were 488 ppm (part per million). The high end of the safe contact threshold is 300ppm. We [...]
Pat and I have been working on her new garden space for a couple of weeks now, and it’s been quite a journey so far! I have truly loved being a part of her learning experience and watching her eyes widen as she encounters unexpected aspects of gardening. Most of all, she has come to understand first hand, the amount of thought that goes into creating your first garden. I think that, after picking your first homegrown greenbeans, this is one of the most exciting parts! Understanding how plants work and learning about soil – the place from where most of our nutrition comes – brings us closer to nature and our food and is a truly awesome experience.
I’m finally getting some time to write about the gardening experience.
A few weeks ago Yirim gave me a tour of the garden patch that will be shared by Kristi, Inye, Yirim and Kinetta. Its perfect. About 12 by 30 and full sun. The first observation was that the dandelions are growing [...]
One of the great things about being a mentor is that you are mentored, meaning you have to learn more in order to teach.
Yirim asked me an interesting question: “Can we grow Pearl Onions?” and, frankly, I have never tried to grow them so I didn’t know.
The answer, I thought, was pretty interesting. [...]
I have about 30 raspberry plants to give away. Raspberries are one of the easiest permaculture crops to grow (perhaps too easy, as they will take over an area). If you want some, email me.
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A packet of seeds is best used for the year indicated, but typically they are fine for another year, even more. think of all the ancient seeds that have been discovered in tombs and the like that still sprout.
A quick way to determine the viability of the seed is to dampen a paper towel, put [...]
I met the Patu family at their apartment on a cool, windy Sunday. This was not a day to inspire novice gardeners, but they were so excited that it didn’t matter if the weather was gloomy.
First, we looked at the size and exposure of their deck. At 4X8 or so, it’s big enough [...]
Well, my first day was Friday, April 30, with my Master Gardner, Charlotte; she was just fabulous!
I had an area full of weeds, rocks, poor soil, and old matter. We spent the first day for 4 hours, just weeding, tilling, then resoiling one area the ground. Our first trip to Lowe’s was to purchase soil products. Our 2nd trip was to purchase a fork tool so we could turn the soil and mix the manure, and 2 other types of soils. Once everything was turned, we got rid of balls of soil and additional green matter.
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