5 days after pruning it down (and raising the lights one click) time to harvest again. This is the biggest they’ve been. For instance, the Purple Basil, has doubled it’s growth. (went from 3 sets of leaves on the stem to 6 or more!) Two weeks, before and after, with 3 or 4 trimmings between!
Today is relatively warm in Seattle for February. It may be 40F out. But, it is also raining. In my garden coaching business I don’t have much choice about whether to go out and work in gardens when it is cold and wet. I spent some time thinking about ways to stay warm and dry during long, cold, damn winter days in the garden, and wrote this piece: http://www.gardenhelp.org/garden-coach/gardening-in-the-cold-and-wet/ How do you stay warm and dry? Certainly I’m not the only gard...
Yesterday I was thrilled to see that the Seattle Times ran an Associated Press article written by Dean Fosdick on Garden Coaches entitled Garden Coaches Boost Skills, Confidence. Dean had called me in late December last year to interview me on being a garden mentor. I knew him as a regular gardening writer for the AP and was very happy to speak with him about my experience with and passion for garden mentoring. Dean and I spoke about many aspects of garden coaching. And, Dean spoke with many ...
This post is not garden related but I have to share it. I’ve found this site and I think it is veeeery funny. You must wait little bit, but I think It’s a worth trying it. You can also use your faces to see how you’ll look like an elf. I’ve made three gardentendelfs LOL. Check it out and Have fun…
Makes 8:6 sheets of fillo factory organic whole wheat fillo: Stack two piles of 3 sheets of fillo bushed with olive oil and layered. (see diagram below)Cut each stack into 4 equal strips for a total of 8 strips. 1/2 cup of blanched and well drained spinach.4 sauted green onions or a small leek1 tbs chopped parsley1/8 cup of crumbled sheep fetasalt & pepper to taste. Mix above ingredients completely then divide into 8 equal parts. Fill just below the top corner of the layer...
Date Crumbles (Gluten-free, Organic, Vegetarian) 2 ½ cups of oats 1 cup oat flour (grind fresh rolled oats in a coffee grinder)¼ cup butter (margarine for vegan)2 tbs brown sugar Rub together above ingredients until crumb texture. Press 2/3 of the mixture into the bottom of a shallow 6×9 baking pan. 2 lbs of dates1 cup water1 tsp butter (margarine for vegan) Simmer dates in water until softened then mash until smooth, stir in butter and pour the date mixture over the oat...
http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0220-09.htm The prime task for people seriously interested in humanity’s food problems is to help the world’s small farmers.Behind the claim that GMOs are necessary lies a deep – and racist – failure to appreciate traditional farming. It’s assumed that farmers of the developing world, with their small farms, cannot cope. But all who have looked closely know that traditional farmers are remarkably adept.
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