Hi everyone, on Sunday, April 5, I planted our first official seeds of the season, with the much-appreciated help of Kevin and Sariah (sorry if that's spelled wrong). Here is the list of what we started:
- Asparagus (Asparagus officianalis) "Purple Passion"
- Eggplant (Solanum melongata) "Dusky"
- Tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum) "Oregon Spring," "Northern Delight," "Green Zebra,"Pineapple," "Black Cherry," and "Yellow Pear"
- Peppers (Capsicum Anuum) "Candlelight," "Early Jalapeno," and "Little Bells"
We set up our two four-foot fluorescent light ballasts. In one of them, we have the standard Ace Hardware 48" light bulbs, they come about $2.99 for the pair. In the other light, there are two bulbs that were labelled specifically "plant and aquarium," and they were about $12.99 EACH...so we will see if one performs better than the other. We can fit two flats under each light, so we have four planted at this time. We've been keeping the lights on 12 hours per day.
In the meantime, progress continues on the walkways in the expansion area of the garden. Due to the efforts of Nick, Anna, Kevin, and Tim, two main paths have been cut with keyholes radiating out from them. This is so exciting!! All of our planning efforts are really coming together in a tangible way right now. On that note, please tell everyone you know about our fundraising dinner on Sunday, April 26! Donations from the dinner will be used to purchase topsoil to fill in the raised beds we have planned. Due to technical difficulties, we don't have any pictures at the moment, but very soon we'll get that fixed, stay tuned!
