What’s Growin’ On

I'm not at all a Seinfeld fan, but for some reason, Kramer's Festivus holiday jumped out of my head and into the title of this entry.  I guess that his enthusiasm for celebration was so similar to what I have been feeling when I'm out in the garden these days.  Something new has gone in the ground each day this week.  The promise of new life, new varieties and (crossing our fingers) no gophers has taken over my head. 

Here is a quick list of what has been planted from seed this week:

Lettuces - 6 different heirloom varieties

Arugula

Mustard Greens

Golden Chard

Orach ...

A new article I recently wrote for Low Impact Living has been featured on this week's How-To-Tuesday.  Low Impact Living is a great website with tons of ideas on how to go green in your home and lifestyle.  Check out the site and this blog posting:

Organic Gardening 101 - How-To-Tuesday

Happy Gardening, everyone!

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Last Saturday, February 23rd, a group of new and veteran gardeners gathered in Mar Vista to discuss one thing - soil.  We talked dirty.  Um - I mean, we talked about dirt.  I'm talking about the Gardenerd Organic Gardening Series. 

In the first class, The Basics 1, we covered all the glorious components of what makes up good soil.  We played in the garden, got dirt under our nails, and learned a little about composting to boot.  Everyone took home a 1 gallon plastic bag full of spent coffee ground for their own gardens.  Mary walked away with something else ...