Peace from Cincinnati, March is full of gardening madness! Madness meaning, turning the soil, spreading seeds, hardening-off plants, and getting vegetable and flower plugs into the ground. Mother Nature provided a bit of weather madness too. Like tornado sirens, highs in the 70's and lows in the 20's. But the madness has been a good
Hello friends! Most of February in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine People's Garden has been bitterly cold. But on a few rare occasions, Mother Nature provided balmy days that gardeners took full advantage of. Season extension over a few of the raised garden beds have been great against the cold. Garden Club with the Wesley Chapel youth
Happy New Year! As we embark on our sixth season with Grow Appalachia in 2019, we can’t help but reflect upon all the positive experiences and knowledge we have gained over the past year. First of all, gardeners Chris and Jill took over growing most of the vegetables in the garden and they were able
It's the celebration of the fall equinox! You know, the time of year when the sun shines right on the equator and the length of day and night are nearly equal. But it's also the time of year for fall planting and planning. So go ahead and harvest. Then remove your summer plants--or whats left
Happy summer Grow Appalachia friends! This summer has been filled with so many highlights I don’t know where to even begin! So I will just start. First up, victories from the Summer Sprouts “Grow Your Business” class. I created a 5 week course where I taught students the basics of how to start a business,
Hello garden friends and Grow Appalachia followers! Summer is here! Over-the-Rhine People’s Garden is in full bloom. Gardeners are busy harvesting and enjoying lots of healthy fruits and vegetables like currants, beets, lettuces, kale, cabbage, herbs, asparagus and more. We are grateful to have had several successful volunteer events in the garden this month, thanks
THE GLORY OF SPRING Hello garden friends and Grow Appalachia followers! The glory of spring is here! Since our last post Over-the-Rhine People’s Garden is staying busy planting lots of seeds and plant starts! Flowers, herbs and veggies, along with a variety of flowering tubers like Dahlias are in the garden growing strong. On Saturday
Happy Earth Day! April 22, 2018 Hello friends! Since the March blog it feels like we've finally warmed up and the cold, cold Ohio nights are a thing of the past. Gardeners in Over-the-Rhine People's Garden have been taking advantage of the sunny April days and getting excited to begin a new garden season. Did
Hello garden friends and Grow Appalachia followers! It's March 2018, and since our last post we’ve celebrated the holidays and now winters end, well sorta. We got a few inches of snow on the first day of spring! Nevertheless, Over-the-Rhine People’s Garden is beginning to awaken. The garden is full of excited, committed gardeners who
Happy Halloween Grow Appalachia Friends! The hustle and bustle of summer has finally ended and it seems like we are very close to having our first frost. The Over-the-Rhine People's Garden has been gifted with many wonderful volunteer days over the past month. The volunteers came and planted our urban green space with many cold
