Spring is here, the weather is beginning to warm up a bit, and the weeds and native plants have begun to grow! We talked about direct seeding peas and spinach in March, and now it is time to think about direct seeding other cold tolerant crops! Plants that are cold […]
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So, you’ve decided to begin gardening this season but aren’t sure where to start? If you’re new to gardening, the task of organizing your garden bed and properly utilizing the space you have available may seem daunting. But fret not! Making a square foot garden grid is a simple method […]
Even though the weather outside is cool, it’s a great time to direct sow or transplant cool-weather crops like peas, lettuce, spinach, radish, cabbage and swiss chard. But we all know how wacky that April weather can be! Make sure you know how to protect your crops from weather fluctuations […]
By Christina Zawerucha, VINES Community Garden Manager March 19th, 2021 Don’t shock your crops! You can grow lettuce, cabbage, & spinach in March- but make sure you provide proper cold-weather protection. See vinesgardens.org/calendar Even though the weather outside is cool, it’s a great time to direct sow or transplant cool-weather […]
Soil Fertility and the Magic of Compost By Cynthia Averett, VINES Urban Farm Manager 03/12/21 Your garden soil is more than just dirt; it contains all the food your plants need to grow. Just like people, your plants need a balanced, healthy diet; they need water, nutrients, minerals, and even […]
Your garden soil is more than just dirt; it contains all the food your plants need to grow. Just like people, your plants need a balanced, healthy diet; they need water, nutrients, minerals, and even living things like worms and bacteria. Some of the nutrients that plants need to grow […]
Early planting: Peas and Spinach By Cynthia Averett, VINES Urban Farm Manager 03/05/21 I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose, I would always greet it in a garden. – Ruth Stout While it may seem too early to start thinking about planting outside, there are certain crops […]
While it may seem too early to start thinking about planting outside, there are certain crops that can handle some cold weather, and now is the time to get ready to seed them! Peas and spinach are two crops that can handle the cold, and even a snowfall. They actually […]
Gardening Tools By Hope Townsend, VINES Youth Program Manager Here at VINES, we like to make gardening simple! That includes what tools we use in the garden. The greatest tool for weeding is an everyday item: your hands! Check out the graphic below for some other useful tools: Our […]
Do you have a favorite food you like to share at home? Why not design a Culinary Garden to supply all of the ingredients you need? These designs are created using the Square Foot gardening method for raised beds- these diagrams (pictures drawn to scale) show how many vegetables you […]