The Growing Connection at AHS
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A diary maintained by the staff at American Horticultural Society Headquarters at River Farm.2006-11-03T21:39:21Zen-USClosing up shop~
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We have started to clean up the garden of the remaining warm weather crops. Cutting down the stems, removing the fertilizer strip, the large root clumps from the dirt, topping of the dirt creating the mound so water rolls off and placing a new plastic cover over to protect it for the winter. We will be keeping our 70+ boxes outside for the winter. They fare quite well over the winter so no worries. I will keep you posted on the results of the cabbage...Jessica Rozmus2006-11-03T21:21:00Z438 pounds!!!
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We have donated a total of 438 pounds of food to the Capital Area Food Bank!!! What a success it was this year. We still have some cabbage coming along, but the caterpillars are having their way with them :( Maybe next year we can hot over 500 pounds!Jessica Rozmus2006-11-02T17:26:00ZThings are coming to a close
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<a href="http://thegrowingconnection.org/ahs/uploaded_images/GreenCB-736666.JPG"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://thegrowingconnection.org/ahs/uploaded_images/GreenCB-713925.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://thegrowingconnection.org/ahs/uploaded_images/RedCB-762479.JPG"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://thegrowingconnection.org/ahs/uploaded_images/RedCB-755203.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Well, the light freezes have started and touched on some of the plants, like the pumpkin. SOme of the boxes are still hanging on but the end in near. Next week I will be harvesting all of the warm weather crops for the final time. Okra, eggplants, peppers, and green tomatoes... The cool weather crops are doing great, so there will be some color in the garden for a while longer. An interesting note, the red cabbage is not affected by the carterpillars while the green cabbage and collard greens are being nibbled away. I wonder why they don;t like the red cabbage? Anyone know why?Jessica Rozmus2006-10-19T15:02:00Z Well, the light freezes have started and touched on some of the plants, like the pumpkin. SOme of the boxes are still hanging on but the end in near. Next week I will be harvesting all of the warm weather crops for the final time. Okra, eggplants, peppers, and green tomatoes... The cool weather crops are doing great, so there will be some color in the garden for a while longer. An interesting note, the red cabbage is not affected by the carterpillars while the green cabbage and collard greens are being nibbled away. I wonder why they don;t like the red cabbage? Anyone know why?]]>Fall Has Arrived!
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<a href="http://thegrowingconnection.org/ahs/uploaded_images/fallinTGC-754156.JPG"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://thegrowingconnection.org/ahs/uploaded_images/fallinTGC-707579.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://thegrowingconnection.org/ahs/uploaded_images/sc-777731.jpg"></a><br /><a href="http://thegrowingconnection.org/ahs/uploaded_images/sc-791405.JPG"></a><br /><a href="http://thegrowingconnection.org/ahs/uploaded_images/scarecrow-758219.JPG"></a><br />The weather is breaking and the cool weather crops are on growing! There is Broccoli, Collard Greens, Lettuce, Brussel Sprouts and Pumpkins growing in the garden, among the hardy eggplants, okra, peppers and tomatoes that are still fruiting. Our trusty scarecrow is watching over the garden to be sure all stays nibble-free from the critters. The next major endeavour for the garden will be replacing the fencing to be sure we do nothave any intruders next year.Jessica Rozmus2006-09-25T19:06:00Z The weather is breaking and the cool weather crops are on growing! There is Broccoli, Collard Greens, Lettuce, Brussel Sprouts and Pumpkins growing in the garden, among the hardy eggplants, okra, peppers and tomatoes that are still fruiting. Our trusty scarecrow is watching over the garden to be sure all stays nibble-free from the critters. The next major endeavour for the garden will be replacing the fencing to be sure we do nothave any intruders next year.]]>Summer is quickly coming to an end~
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I can't believe that it is September all ready! The weather has broken some for the time being, it has actually been quite pleasant in the 70's. I have been doing some clean-up in the garden, emptied the cucumber and bean boxes, removed some of the dead leaves from the tomatoes hoping to get a few more out of them, and keeping up on the harvest of the eggplants and peppers. I have 3 types of eggplants growing, Fairytale ( ~3-4"), Classic (~8") and Twinkle (~3"x3"). The 'Twinkle' variety has performed great in the Earthbox, very high yields. I highly :) recommend it! I started some cool weather crops a few weeks ago, Red Sails lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, spinach and some pumpkins. I hope to continue with a large harvest through the fall. Check out the Sept/Oct issue of The American Gardener to see the article on The Growing Connection.Jessica Rozmus2006-09-05T15:07:00ZGiving back to the community~
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We have donated 144lbs to the capital area food bank so far!!! The tomatoes are starting to have a better yield than when they started and the melons are doing good. The pepper shave seen better days but the 'Hungarian Hot Wax' and the 'Super Banana Supreme' are doing really well! The cukes are holding on but the squash are all done. We planted 3 varieties of pumpkins in their spot. Should be ready just in time for halloween~Jessica Rozmus2006-08-09T13:28:00ZOkra is blooming!
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<a href="http://thegrowingconnection.org/ahs/uploaded_images/Okra8.4.064-702720.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://thegrowingconnection.org/ahs/uploaded_images/Okra8.4.064-784372.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The 'Cajun Delight' Okra is blooming, and even has some fruit on it! This southern favorite, also known as gumbo, is an All American Selections winner and produces high yields of dark green fruit. POds should be harvested no longer than 5" long. There are 3 boxes with 16 plants in each. These boxes are part of the water experiment measuring the amount of water vs. the height of the plant.<br /><br />Just because we are nearing the end of summer does not mean that veggie gardening is over. There are many things that thrive in the cooler fall temps. I am getting ready to start my cool weather crop seeds to rotate the boxes around a bit. Below you will find some examples of cool weather vs. warm weather crops...<br /><br />Cool:<br />Beets, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, chard, endive, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, peas, radish, spinach,<br />Warm (hot):<br />Beans, corn, cucumber, eggplant, melons, okra, peppers, tomatillo, tomato, watermelon<br />Happy Gardening!Jessica Rozmus2006-08-04T17:41:00Z The 'Cajun Delight' Okra is blooming, and even has some fruit on it! This southern favorite, also known as gumbo, is an All American Selections winner and produces high yields of dark green fruit. POds should be harvested no longer than 5" long. There are 3 boxes with 16 plants in each. These boxes are part of the water experiment measuring the amount of water vs. the height of the plant.
Just because we are nearing the end of summer does not mean that veggie gardening is over. There are many things that thrive in the cooler fall temps. I am getting ready to start my cool weather crop seeds to rotate the boxes around a bit. Below you will find some examples of cool weather vs. warm weather crops...
