The gardens are all planted! Some are reaping the harvest, and others who got a late start in the planting are getting a few things each week. At the beginning of the season, it was extremely hot for several days, then the downpours of rain began. The rain helped all the gardens that were planted.
When I first started this job, about nine years ago, I knew a few things about gardening; my father and my husband always had a large garden, and we canned and froze corn and other vegetables. My father planted according to the signs from the almanac, these are called Zodiac signs, and we followed these
The month of May is a busy month for us; getting gardeners signed up to participate, ordering supplies, and trying to get the necessary tools to have a good garden and everyone can eat healthy. I had one gardener bring me onions and lettuce, and they were exceptionally good. I was surprised at how large
Blog for April 2022 It is good to be back to seeing my old friends that I have been meeting with for the last 7-8 years, and making friends with the new gardeners. We’ve missed seeing each other during the pandemic. We are excited to get to planting and canning. Some already have a few
Michael Tierney, Step by Step Despite weather that can’t seem to make up its mind whether it’s December or March, lots of people KNOW it’s March, and know that it’s time to start nurturing seeds and plants so that come late spring into fall, we’ll have an abundant harvest that will take us through
Bea Sias Step by Step, Logan, West Virginia The leaves are turning, and the weather is getting cooler, so we know what this means, fall is on its way. We may have a few more good days to enjoy. It was somewhat hot and really dry at times, so this dry weather did not help
July is here in full force: hot, muggy, and rainy. July is one of the busiest months of the year for gardeners; it’s a time for harvesting beans, corn, tomatoes, and many other good vegetables. These vegetables must be canned or frozen almost immediately after they are harvested, otherwise the heat will cause them to
May 2021 Everything is going okay for my gardeners and me. It’s still cold and wet, and the weather reports are unpredictable - more like April than May. This next week we’re supposed to go from days with highs in the upper 50’s and lows in the low 40’s or even upper 30’s, to days close
Bea Sias, Grow Appalachia Logan County, West Virginia To say the start of this gardening season has been the same as past seasons, would be an understatement. Let me go back to March 29th at approximately 9:30 am. Buck and I were at the Buffalo Creek Memorial Library in Man, WV giving out seed potatoes,
By Bea Sias In a short time, we will be able to start planting our gardens. I know many will be wanting to begin growing plants now that spring seems to have arrived, despite winter’s repeated attempts to stay. One of our new gardens is with a recovery program, and we will be showing the
