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FYI: upcoming gardening workshops in Boston
Started by SaraBClever Apr 16.
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Comment by Amy Melissa on October 22, 2009 at 9:47am -
I'm with Sara! It's not so bad gardening here in New England. It was my first summer gardening (adventures online at my blog Seeds & String), and I had some success! I also really enjoy/rely upon Damrosh's Garden Primer. Highly recommended.
I don't know much about cold frames, but I do want to learn more, so my farmer sister signed me up for this meet-up, called: A Hands-On Lasagna Mulching, Raised Bed, and Cold Frame Construction Workshop. Maybe see you there, and best of luck!
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Comment by SaraBClever on October 22, 2009 at 9:25am - Hi Stephanie, it's not as bad as you think--also from what I understand in SF you can't really grow tomatoes easily for lack of sun--that works out well here. I think the key is starting seeds indoors or just buying transplants. There's all this stuff out therea bout cold frames and what not. I'm a total novice myself so that's in the long term for me but right now I need to figure out the basics. The Eliot Coleman/Barbara Damrosch books are raelly inspiring for what you can do out here, and they are in even colder Maine!
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Comment by Stephanie Tammen on October 21, 2009 at 8:13pm - Hey fellow members, I'm new to the Boston area, or to any cold climate are in general. I moved out here from Berkeley CA where I had a garden, I'm going to need a lot of advice about how to plant in places where it actually (heaven forbid!) frosts over.
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Comment by SaraBClever on May 27, 2009 at 10:14am
- http://tr.im/myPS Free tomato plants!
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Comment by SaraBClever on May 21, 2009 at 8:38am
- Hopefully that's the last of it. I left all my containers outside last night for the first time. I'm nervous about the temps today and keeping up the watering however!
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Comment by Nancy H on May 20, 2009 at 4:40pm - I think I lost my basil when we had the low temps Monday night. I knew I should have brought it in but I guess I was in denial. It looks droopy & leaves are yellowish. Beautiful day today!!!
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Comment by Nancy H on May 10, 2009 at 6:47pm
- Yay, finally a group for my area!! Thanks Sara! I've planted lettuce, radishes, spinach, garlic, broccoli, peas & snow peas. Can't wait for warmer weather to put my tomatoes out.
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Comment by SaraBClever on May 7, 2009 at 12:45pm
- Seedlings! http://slow-food-boston-events.blogspot.com/2009/05/edible-seedling-sale-in-newton-may-17th.html
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Comment by SaraBClever on April 14, 2009 at 9:07am
- I thought it might be nice for Boston area people to have a group to discuss what grows well here and local events of interest!
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