Plot #63, Roseville Community Garden, June 27, 2015.
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Plot #63, Roseville Community Garden, June 27, 2015. In light of the damage done to Plot 63 at Roseville Community Garden by the July 18th hail-storm, I replanted about half the area of the garden on the afternoon of Sunday, July 22. A chance to “reboot” the plot, take advantage of some of the things I learned already this year, and salvage the […] Today is a busy day, with not a whole lot new happening at Plot 63 of the Roseville Community Garden, so I’ll just post up the latest images, taken last night before I weeded & watered. It’s now been 50 days since I started the garden, and most of the plants are looking good…and tasting […] Summer has set in with its usual severity. ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge July? July? Where did June go? With the weather we’ve had the last few weeks, you could almost convince me it’s August already! Daily high and low temperatures are averaging 5-15 degrees above normal, and have caused an explosion of growth in the garden. […] Approximately four dozen tasty radishes harvested on June 22nd. I fell a little behind the past week in doing my garden update, so I have some catching up to do. When I last posted, I was lamenting the rain and issues it caused in the garden. Well it’s now day 35 of the […] Wavy rows of radishes appeared just three days after planting seed – three days of rain and warm overnight temperatures triggered their sprouting. When I last blogged about the garden, I had just finished two days work clearing a massive tangle of weeds, roto-tilling the soil, planting a bunch of seeds and watering […] The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul. — Alfred Austin I’ve finally got the plot planted at Roseville Community Garden I’m fortunate to be able to resume a favorite hobby this […] [Editors note: This piece originally ran as the lead article in the April 14, 2012 NJ Highlands News email newsletter, and is being posted “retroactively” to the blog on August 2, 2012, since it did not post as intended at the time it was written. With apologies for that oversight.] I’m straying a little from […] |