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YvanPlus a handful of harvests today...
A bit of kale from the #allotment, plus the tops snipped off the leggy broad bean seedlings. Going to fry this lot up with garlic to go with dinner tonight.
A surprise fungus harvest from the #greenhouse... I am not yet 100% confident of identification, but this seems to be very alike good old agaricus bisporus. Perhaps from our home compost. Might eat them if I can improve on my confidence, but not too fussed if not as they're not exactly precious or fancy.
Finally a pot of Jerusalem artichokes from the fartichoke bed at home. They seem much better after their second growing season, plumper, less knobbly. This is basically just from me forking over about 50cm2 of ground and sifting out the bigger tubers. The plan with these is to slice them and layer them into a mousaka.
DoomsdaysCWThat's two petri dishes put to use for parsnip seed chitting.
* Real Seeds "Tender & True"
* Unwins "Improved Hollow Crowned"
I chit parsnip seeds for efficiency and consistency. Means I can place out an even grid of parsnips with pretty much guaranteed success at each planting position. Which is much less faff than planting out rows, hoping, and thinning.
PortabelloBelle🚚🇪🇺🏳️⚧️A cold windy day up at the main #allotment but we still got a lot of preparation done, and weeded the whole Fruit Zone.
After 4 hours in a biting wind, we returned home to a cup of hot Bovril.
#GYO #GrowYourOwn
After 4 hours in a biting wind, we returned home to a cup of hot Bovril.
#GYO #GrowYourOwn
That's the solenacea (tomato, chilli, capsicum, eggplant, tomatillo, and cape gooseberry) germination run pretty much complete now.
Far too many seedlings. 😅
Some of the little pots have 2 or 3 in them, at a quick count there are 204 seedlings here.
We can fit in maybe 30 tomatoes max, and similar for chillies, plus a dozen each of capsicums and eggplants. And that's really quite a bit optimistic.
#CamdenME - #SeedStarting Workshop
#MerryspringNatureCenter
April 4 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
"Have you wanted to grow plants from seed but were not sure how to do it? This hands-on workshop will teach you how to work with different sized seeds, what materials you might need, and seed treatments. Saving your own seeds and testing their germination rates will be discussed.
"Following a step by step slide show, each participant will plant one flat of 6 six-packs in Merryspring’s Greenhouse to take home. You can choose flowers, vegetables, and herbs from seeds provided. Merryspring Program Director John Fromer will offer many pro tips and answer any questions. Fromer, a Maine Master Gardener Volunteer and professional grower has raised tens of thousands of seedlings over forty years.
"Meet in the Ross Visitors Center
"Pre-registration is required. Limit 10 people. Cost is $35 non-members, $30 for Merryspring members including materials. To register, please call 207-235-2239 by Wednesday, April 15th. Registration fee non-refundable.
"Merryspring is your community nature center offering walking trails, cultivated gardens, wildlife, and ecology and horticulture educational programs all year round. The park is located at the end of Conway Road, just off of Route 1 in Camden behind Hannaford Shopping Plaza."
FMI and to register:
https://merryspring.org/calendar/seed-starting-workshop/
#SolarPunkSunday #MaineEvents #Midcoast #Maine #Merryspring #GYO #GardeningForPollinators #GrowYourOwnFood #GardeningWorkshops
#RockportME - 2nd Annual SEED FEST
April 11 @ 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
"The #RockportPublicLibrary will host its second annual SEED FEST on Saturday, April 11. This free, family-friendly event will take place on the upper and lower levels of the library. From 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., visitors can browse educational exhibits and activities covering #SeedStarting, #pollinators, #SoilHealth, #Composting, #NativePlants, #HeirloomVegetables, growing #rice and #grains in #Maine, #Wabanaki #FoodSovereignty, and much more!
"At 12:30 p.m., Petra Page-Mann of #FruitionSeeds will deliver an interactive keynote presentation. Page-Mann and her nonprofit seed company are strong advocates of 'gift culture,' which involves giving away seeds to promote food cultivation and community building. This ethos aligns perfectly with the theme of SEED FEST.
"The event is generously sponsored by the Rockport Library Foundation and is organized in partnership with several organizations, listed alphabetically: Herbal Hummingbird Hub, Knox Lincoln County Beekeepers, Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District, Maine Grains and Maine Grain Alliance, Maine Heirloom Seed Network, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association [#MOFGA], #MaineRiceProject at Ararat Farms, #MerryspringNatureCenter, #Niweskok: From the Stars to Seeds, Roots n Shoots, #UMaineCooperativeExtension, and #WildSeedProject.
"The exhibiting partners will provide valuable information, hands-on activities, items for sale, and an abundance of free seeds and seedlings. Additionally, #midcoast artist Katharine Cartwright’s beautiful #BotanicalPaintings will be showcased in the library’s lower level for a month-long exhibition titled 'In My Garden.' "
FMI:
https://www.rockportlibrary.net/event/2nd-annual-seed-fest/
#SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #GrowYourOwnFood #GYO #IndigenousFoodSovereignty #FoodSovereignty #LibrariesRule #SeedFest #WabanakiFoodSovereignty #SoilIsLife
#diy #gyo #growYourOwn #garden #gardening #sustainability #selfsufficience #selfsufficient #SelfSufficientMe
oregano, rosemary, thyme, mayoran, mint
sweet potato, pumpkins, cherry tomato, fruit trees and bushes
potato, beans and peas
