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Continue reading →: Growing in the Garden
Every day there is something new growing in the garden. The spring and early summer have been challenging this year, leaving us with some good examples of what can go wrong (and right!). First, the obligatory whole garden view for the week. Lots of green and growing! A few weeks…
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Continue reading →: SNAP-Ed Garden Update
Last week we had our first harvest of red saladbowl lettuce, spinach, and radishes, and finished off the harvest this week. We also planted some transplants including a variety of peppers, tomatoes, parsley, and basil; as well as seeds including green beans, zucchini, and cantaloupe. The green beans have sprouted,…
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Continue reading →: FINALLY, Spring.
There’s no question about it, spring was reluctant to come and stay this year. While we have tried to stay on schedule with our planting, we ended up delaying a few things until it got a bit warmer. Thankfully, the warm weather coincided with tomato planting time, so we are…
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Continue reading →: Beginning of the SNAP-Ed GardenThis year, Bed #3 of the Demo Garden is in collaboration with the nutrition educators in the SNAP-Ed program. The goal of this bed is to see how much can be grown in a smaller space using SNAP benefits (EBT/formerly “food stamps”), since edible plants and seeds can be purchased…
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Continue reading →: 2018 Demo Garden Plans
It’s the time of year when gardeners are starting to think about their plans for the upcoming season…no matter how cold, snowy, or icy it may be! Our Master Gardeners are no exception, and they worked hard to plan all these different beds in our Demonstration Garden over the past…