Sweet Dreams to the 2020 Garden
We’re still enjoying some garden greens and herbs, but we’ve done our last big harvests and created a cozy winter bed for the garden. It’s all about the leaves.
Brussels Sprouts: The Last Big Garden Harvest
While there are still salad greens, kale, and herbs to harvest, and a few lovely daikon radishes in a box bed, this …
The Garden’s Ancient History
This essay by 485 Elm gardener and naturalist Ned Swanberg originally appeared is reprinted from the Bridge with the author’s permission. ESSAY: …
Garlic Planting Day
Gardeners plant hope. Every year, we planting garlic for harvesting the next season. Here’s how we turned garlic heads into seeds of …
Compost Happens
Eventually, everything that was once an animal, vegetable, or mineral will break down—it will all compost. Without help, that could take months, …
Squash Harvest
Temperatures are nearing freezing at night. Squash and cucumbers are very cold sensitive and will rot if exposed to frost. So we …
Flowers Are Garden Crops Too
The garden’s zinnias are at peak bloom and will continue until the cold. Gardeners can continue cutting and enjoying zinnias, snapdragons, flowers …
Gleaning and Feeding Friends & Neighbors
The garden donates food every season. This year, the donation program has been more important than ever.
