A Gardeners Journal~ Carolyn
Half Runner Green Beans Journal for our "2013 Grow Appalachia Garden" 4/31 . Today we planted our cantaloupe and cabbage. Our garden is being planted by three elderly ladies,
July news
I haven't been on since the middle of July. I got locked out of the blog and took me forever with the help of Candace to get back in. We
Fall crops in Abingdon, VA
Heather here. Fall gardening. You seed crops in flats mid-June. You begin planting mid-July, and can plant through mid-November. Of course, this all depends on the weather. Also, it's a
Where are your roots?
Monday was my first real day in the community garden in Berea and I loved it. I learned that cucumbers are closely related to melons (muskmelons) and that Okra originated
garlic musing and other observations
We have started harvesting garlic. I think because of so much rain it wants out of the ground before I thought it would. Two things I've never seen. Reddish bulbils
Meeting New People at ASPI
Monday night was our "Farmers Markets and Living Local" Workshop here at ASPI. We were honored to have in attendance David Cooke, Constance, and Wayne Riley of Laurel County Grow
Longest Day of Play
Last night ASPI had a fun booth set up at the Longest Day of Play in Mt. Vernon. The Longest Day of Play is a family event that encourages
Home Visits 2013
Yesterday was a beautiful day to be traveling in Kentucky and Tennessee. The sun was shinning and the birds were singing as I visited several of our gardeners. My first stop
Sowing New Seeds…
...and pulling out plants that are past their prime. By this time of the year, it's finally started to get sweltering hot - and all of the lettuce, radish, and
Harvesting
I would like to share a poem written "Harvesting" by Deb Hamilton (AmeriCorps Member) in our office: Your life is your garden, your choices your seeds; give thought to the
