As our snow begins to melt, and the days get noticeably longer, thoughts turn to gardening again. Well actually for most gardeners, we've been thinking about this year's garden since we started planting last year's! My leek seeds that I planted last weekend are mostly up; warmed through the window in my dining room by the couple of days of sun we received this week. I'm still waiting for the shallot seeds that I also planted to appear. In the next few weeks, more seeds will get planted - lettuce and kale for sure.
My seeds are all here. This year we mostly ordered from FEDCO. For our seed potatoes and onions we ordered from Johnny's and Seeds of Change. We also ordered a selection of cherry trees and some Sansa apples from Cummins Nursery. And we have an Asian pear and 4 varieties of currants coming from Stark Brothers.
Earlier today, I had the pleasure of attending a Homer Community Gardens "Garden Chat" where several of us gathered together in the home of Elaine Norris to share good food, gardening resources, and garden knowledge. The eclectic discussions included an update on the Homer Community Gardens project, some school gardening projects, folks sharing where they get their local foods, discussing ways people keep pests away from their gardens, ideas for materials to use for raised beds, offering to share worms for vermiculture, and lots of other great topics.
Please check out their blog (Homer Community Gardens) to see when they are having events and for local gardening tips.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
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