![]() ![]() If you’re new to gardening, don’t start with asparagus or blueberries. My next blog post will be about prepping and amending garden soil, but for now, check out this article in Mother Earth News for some tips. There is a lot to say about prepping your soil, but the most important thing is to add organic matter (dry, fluffy compost) each season and to avoid compacting your soil by tilling or walking on it when it is wet. I have had great luck turning over sod at rental houses (with permission mostly) and getting a productive garden in year one. Even if you’re buying seeds off the rack at the hardware store, this will help you understand a lot of vocabulary.Īlso, check out my resources page for handouts I’ve made for early/beginning gardening, irrigation, and more. Choosing Your SeedsĬheck out my earlier blog post about reading a seed catalog. Please let me know what topics you’d like to see. I am also trying to get your questions answered with this blog. Check out my calendar or Facebook page for the next Garden Hour as well as on-farm classes once it is safe to host them again. Instead, I am hosting regular Zoom meetings, called “Garden Hour with Nella Mae,” where I answer your garden questions. I wish I could be hosting more classes right now during the peak of our camas bloom, but alas. I finally have enough experience to share with you all! I hosted a terrific class in early this year (before Coronavirus made it dangerous to do so) with 25 people in attendance, even on a snowy, cold day. I want to help you gardenĪ big part of what I want to do at the farm in 2020 is host gardening workshops and classes. Before: Prepping the front yard garden with my roommates. Or you can go wild with the rain barrels and the corn patch and sunflowers. You can do better than we did in that department. The garden we grew (below) is, well, not the tidiest. Our motto was “food, not lawns!” The neighbors had mixed feelings until they started finding bags of produce on their porches. ![]() Our landlord allowed us to garden in the front and back. I started gardening like an adult with three roommates in 2011. No matter how much experience or space you have, you can grow a garden and your farmer is here to help you get started. If you’ve been thinking about starting a Corona Victory Garden, I am writing to say, it isn’t too late in the season! No matter where you live or your climate, you can always plant seeds and enjoy the freshest produce you’ve ever tasted. ![]()
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