We also planted Buttercrunch Bibb lettuce and Bordeaux spinach and transplanted Red Express cabbage and nasturtiums from the greenhouse into the beds. On May 11, the seed potatoes also went into the ground. We planted four different potato species: Romanze, Kennebec, Elba, and Russel Burbank. This week, we will also transplant cucumbers and tomatoes from the greenhouse into the garden. Feel free to come up and check on the garden--the lettuce and spinach are sprouting, but so are the weeds!Tuesday, May 17, 2011
The Garden Moves Outside
Yesterday was the last frost date, and the Greylock Garden is up and running! On April 30, a group of Mt. Greylock and Williams students set up the garden for growing season. Pulling up last year's buckwheat (the cover crop for the part of the garden not in use), we made three long wide beds for veggies and one long skinny bed for flowers. We fertilized with bags of compost.
We also planted Buttercrunch Bibb lettuce and Bordeaux spinach and transplanted Red Express cabbage and nasturtiums from the greenhouse into the beds. On May 11, the seed potatoes also went into the ground. We planted four different potato species: Romanze, Kennebec, Elba, and Russel Burbank. This week, we will also transplant cucumbers and tomatoes from the greenhouse into the garden. Feel free to come up and check on the garden--the lettuce and spinach are sprouting, but so are the weeds!
We also planted Buttercrunch Bibb lettuce and Bordeaux spinach and transplanted Red Express cabbage and nasturtiums from the greenhouse into the beds. On May 11, the seed potatoes also went into the ground. We planted four different potato species: Romanze, Kennebec, Elba, and Russel Burbank. This week, we will also transplant cucumbers and tomatoes from the greenhouse into the garden. Feel free to come up and check on the garden--the lettuce and spinach are sprouting, but so are the weeds!
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Greenhouse Party!
This week, seeds for the Greylock Garden arrived from FEDCO. Despite the April Fool's Day snow, we planted seeds in the greenhouse today, April 2. Eight volunteers planted, watered, and covered twenty trays of herbs and tomatoes. Some pots stayed in the greenhouse on heat mats, and the rest moved to Ms. Green's room inside.
Also...
LET YOUR RECYCLING GROW VEGGIES!
Do you use a lot of bottles? We have setup an donation account for Greylock Garden at the Bottle Recycling Center at 1000 Massachusetts Ave. in North Adams. So let your returnables help the Greylock Garden grow. When you bring your bottles to the Center, let them know you want the deposit proceeds to go to Greylock Garden. If you let them know that your bottles are a donation, they will even count them for you!
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