I keep reading all kinds of garden blogs on the interwebs in hopes of finding good inspiration and information. My hopes are often fulfilled. The thing that gets to me is that nearly all of them are on the west coast. The growing season is clearly different and the issues they deal with are not the same either. What I am left with is a wondering. Why do Midwest (Firefox says it's capitalized) gardeners not blog about their work?
Outside of one blog, everything is from elsewhere. Are you blogging from nearby? Am I missing it? Let's get to work sharing our labors!
Coops
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Spring
While it is officially spring and is even warming up a bit, there is still chance for frost. That means it is the perfect time to be starting seeds indoors. We've had ours in the little paper cups for a couple of weeks and it's time to start even more.
I hope you're getting things underway! Soon we'll be building our beds and prepping our planting mix!
In case you thought you are short on space, incidentally, check this out!
I hope you're getting things underway! Soon we'll be building our beds and prepping our planting mix!
In case you thought you are short on space, incidentally, check this out!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Seeds of Change
One thing that we don't want to do in our garden is grow the same boring vegetables that are available at the grocery. We are choosing to plant heirloom varieties as much as possible. They seem like the safest bet for furthering the biodiversity of our food crops and they tend to taste better to my tongue. Even if better isn't the right word in the opinion of some, the vast spectrum of flavors they introduce to the palate is amazing. When commercial farms used hybridization to make all the vegetables the same size, they seem to have bred out a lot of the tastes that came with differing looks. We want it back!
If you are in Little Flower and want to join us, I will have a few extra of some of the seeds I bought and a lot extra of others! Let me know if you want to start some of these seeds in your yard. If you desire things I didn't already purchase, keep an eye out for my future buys or go straight to the source. I bought at the Indy Winter Market from Red Rosa Farms. Come spring, I will have started seedlings of more of these than I will need and if you want to buys seedlings, you set the price. :) I'll be glad to spread the good stuff!
What I have...
Heirloom Salad Greens
Herb Garden Collection
Heirloom Giant Tomato Seed Collection
Other picks
If you are in Little Flower and want to join us, I will have a few extra of some of the seeds I bought and a lot extra of others! Let me know if you want to start some of these seeds in your yard. If you desire things I didn't already purchase, keep an eye out for my future buys or go straight to the source. I bought at the Indy Winter Market from Red Rosa Farms. Come spring, I will have started seedlings of more of these than I will need and if you want to buys seedlings, you set the price. :) I'll be glad to spread the good stuff!
What I have...
Heirloom Salad Greens
- Arugula
- Garden Cress
- Green Oakleaf Lettuce
- Mizuna
- Ruby Red Lettuce
- Speckled Trout Lettuce
- Spinach
Herb Garden Collection
- Basil Mix
- Borage
- Cilantro
- Dill
- Marjoram
- Parsley
- Thyme
- Wrinkled Crinkled Cress
Heirloom Giant Tomato Seed Collection
- Great White
- Green Giant
- Mexico
- Persimmon
- Pineapple
- Ponderosa
Other picks
- Lemon Cucumbers
- Cherokee Purple Tomatoes
Monday, December 7, 2009
Just in...
Just in the neighborhood, that is.
While not much of the house has been unpacked, we are already excited about spring planting and harvesting all through the summer and fall of 2010! We're hoping you will be too!
Keep an eye out here, leave a comment, send an email... just get in touch! Especially if you are in Little Flower or the surrounding area. We want everyone interested to have more garden and less grass. We want to share, trade, sell, gift as much produce from our little cooperative farm as we can!
Think Victory Gardens.
Think AWESOME!
While not much of the house has been unpacked, we are already excited about spring planting and harvesting all through the summer and fall of 2010! We're hoping you will be too!
Keep an eye out here, leave a comment, send an email... just get in touch! Especially if you are in Little Flower or the surrounding area. We want everyone interested to have more garden and less grass. We want to share, trade, sell, gift as much produce from our little cooperative farm as we can!
Think Victory Gardens.
Think AWESOME!
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