Wasn’t the weather just perfect for gardening this weekend?
Posts Tagged ‘spring’
Welcome to all the new gardeners and welcome back old friends!
Posted in Community Garden, tagged Composting, planting, seeds, spring, Vegetables, weather on May 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Paris is starting her sweetcorn
Posted in Planting Guide, Vegetables, tagged children, corn, planting, pots, seeds, spring, sweetcorn, Vegetables on March 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Paris is planting her sweetcorn inside – we are making the pots from newspaper, and she has been busy collecting the kernels from her last year’s crop to plant. Will keep you upated!
When to start planting.
Posted in Planting Guide, tagged frost, origami, pots, seeds, spring on February 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve done the calculations, and according to The Farmers Almanac, we can start planting our seeds indoors around March 2nd. You can start your seeds inside SIX weeks before the last frost. And the last frost for us is around April 13 (the chart said April 13 for Springfield, IL and April 20 for Chicago, [...]
Thinking of spring?
Posted in Community Garden, Gardening tips, Planting Guide, tagged Community Garden, planning, planting, raised beds, seeds, spring, square foot gardening, Vegetables on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I know I am thinking of spring! Yes, it’s snowing outside today, but it can’t go on for much longer, right? After all, we have spring planting to consider! There is something you can do right now. Have you received a hoarde of seed catalogs in the mail? Now is the time to plan your [...]