What’s the buzz about?
I just can’t get enough of the Spring chirping and buzzing! The excitement for the growing season continues as the seeds grow into seedlings and then into small plants. Each cycle brings a teaching so keep a close eye on your plants!
Many of you have been curious about the process of hardening off your seedlings which is a very important step to making sure that your plants survive the transition from pot to bed. To help you with this phase I created a step-by-step guide on How to Harden Off Seedlings.
High Performance Garden Show
The garden is vibrant and healthy and the temperatures are stable enough to transplant the warm weather plants. In this week’s episode we transplant the squash and cucumber and harvest lettuce, garlic shoots, radish, kale, pea shoots and spinach. Start watching and find out the final harvest weight and savings!
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“I'm watching all your past videos and just saw the one where you planted potatoes deeply with beets on top, and my husband walked in. I told him "this woman is amazing!" :)” - Connie Lacelle
Educational Outreach Program
Celery is a very versatile vegetable that can be enjoyed fresh or added to many meals for an extra boost of flavor. In the video Growing Celery learn how to grow celery.
Great Deals
Have you heard of earthworm castings? It is digested compost naturally created by earthworms. Nature is amazing! I have been growing food for 33 years and use it in my gardens to add nutrients and microbial life to the soil and plants. I am excited to share VermisTerra with you; a high quality, certified organic earthworm casting product that will boost your garden and plant vitality. If you cannot find a good source of compost this is a totally safe alternative.
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- Improves Soil Structure and Fertility: Microbes have the ability to create pore spaces in the soil.
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- Regulates Plant Nutrients: Humic acid in earthworm castings free up nutrients in the soil to make the nutrients immediately available for plants.
- Supports Against Pest: While plants remain healthy with the steady flow of nutrients from earthworm castings, plants can defend and build resistance.
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Farm Life
Wow! It is so amazing to witness life come into the world again and again. 86 lambs have arrived to The Living Farm this season and 8 ewes are still pregnant. If you are interested in starting your own dairy flock contact me at [email protected]. My flock is East Frisian crossed with Lacaune. Our sheep are friendly and handled a lot to create a flock that is easy to milk and fun to be around.
Meet the triplets!
Garden Gifts
The 5th gift my garden gives me is Beauty. Every single day the garden radiates beauty. Some of my favorites are the dew drops on the edges of the leaves, the perfect spiral in the center of the lettuce plants, the geometry of a spider web and the perfection of a newly opened squash blossom with its brilliance and open invitation to the passing honey bee.
See you in the garden!
Lynn Gillespie
Garden Educator
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