This garden is part of Franklin Park Community Garden in Tacoma, WA. I adopted and built up this part of the garden on an unusable space. It was full of 4 foot tall quack grass and weeds and 2/3 of it under water during the winter. I have built the soil up over the past 4 years through composting, growing green manure and bringing in truckloads of 50/50 mix. These 3 reclaimed 'year round' plots produce most of the organic vegetables and some of the organic fruits I eat during the entire year. Excess crops get donated to the food bank and given to friends & family.
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| Last Harvest of Micro-Greens for This Bowl Mar 12, 2012 | |
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One last harvest of this batch of micro-greens. I have gotten 4 harvests off this bowl, but now they are starting to get tough, so I'll plant a fresh batch of seed and start on the next bowl of micro-greens. The spicy mix is really good too, it has peppergrass, radish, mustard, kale and other spicy greens in it. |
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Isn't this fun? I've harvested lettuce (all my left-over seeds) all winter long. It was just an experiment to see how long I could grow the lettuce in my little greenhouse/cold frame. I'm... (more) |
| Basil Dolce Vita Blend - Micro Greens Mar 04, 2012 | |||||
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| Third Harvest of Micro Greens Whole garden Mar 03, 2012 | ||
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I can't tell you how much I'm loving the fork label idea.....I ran out of forks, so I decided to look behind some things in the cupboard (above my refrigerator, so I don't get in there often) and found som... (more) |
| Queen_of_Green's Buzz Mar 03, 2012 | |
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Micro Greens Mild Mix
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| Super Sugar Snap Peas Mar 01, 2012 | |||||
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| More Micro Greens - Lemon Basil Mar 01, 2012 | |
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I sowed a new pot of micro-greens today, this time it's lemon basil. That will be a very tasty treat in a few weeks! I'm going to try lots of different basil varieties as micro-greens. I need a fresh basil fix long before it will be time to set any basil plants in the garden! |
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| Cosmos 'Candy Stripe' Whole garden Mar 01, 2012 | |
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| Peppers Whole garden Feb 29, 2012 | |
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| Sunset Cauliflower Feb 27, 2012 | ||
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Sowed seed for sunset cauliflower this morning. |
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| Germination Whole garden Feb 26, 2012 | |
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| Garlic & Shallots Feb 26, 2012 | |
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The garlic and shallots have started growing in the garden. The hardneck varieties I am growing this year are 'Spanish Roja' and 'Music'. The softneck varieties are 'Oregon Blue' and 'Susanville'. I also planted a few 'Elephant' garlic bulbs from last seasons harvest. The shallots are a mystery variety that I got from a friend... ...see more |
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My shallots are growing too....how do you know when they are ready to pick? |
| Primroses & Violas in Bloom Whole garden Feb 24, 2012 | ||
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| Copra Onions Germinating Whole garden Feb 24, 2012 | |
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| Speedy Germination Whole garden Feb 24, 2012 | |
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| Cosmos Up-potted Feb 24, 2012 | |
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I up-potted the first batch of 'Sensation' cosmos and put them in the greenhouse to grow for a few more weeks before I transplant them into the garden. 'Frosted Queen' cornflower, too. |
