Grow Organic Vegetables in Your Home and Neighborhood Seminar
THE SEMINAR PROMISES TO ENABLE PARTICIPANTS TO:
LEARN ABOUT COMPOSTING AS THE KEY TO FLOURISHING PRODUCE AND HEALTHY PLANTS.
LEARN ABOUT SPROUTING AND DEVELOPING A HOME GROWN BUSINESS.
LEARN ABOUT VEGETABLE AND FISH FARMING.
GROW VEGETABLES IN YOUR WINDOW BOX, ON YOUR TERRACE IN YOUR
BACKYARD OR MAKE YOUR COMMUNITY GARDEN DOUBLE ITS OUTPUT WITH HEALTHY PRODUCE.
Saturday, June 4 2PM-7PM
@ Muhammad Mosque No. 7
127th St/Malcolm X Blvd.
Admission is Only $5 for Adults, $3 for Youth
Worm Composting Package available (includes Bin DVD and 100 wiggle worms) $30.
Also, Available membership to Mosque Food Co-op.
LIMITED SEATING/OBTAIN TICKETS IN ADVANCE
CALL Fajar Muhammad 646-670-7949 or
Brother Leroy of The Communicators (WHCR-FM) 347-928-6441
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two new cherry trees in the back near the compost bin
Steve picked up two new sweet cherry trees for the garden and got them in the ground.
Hudson cherry trees in New York City
Gardeners welcomed Senator Perkins to the garden and gave him a tour.
Eren tells Senator Perkins about the garden
Michelle, Bill, Eren, Pee Wee and Marilyn
gardeners gather with Senator Perkins
Mike takes a break to greet Perkins
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Our garden’s future looks brilliant! Thanks to all our gardeners who participated in the workshops and panels at the “Youth in Gardens: Growing Peas & Justice” conference organized by the New York City Community Garden Coalition.
Max on stage
It is very inspiring to everyone in the garden to have such experienced and dedicated young gardeners showing us the way forward.
Max, Karen Washington, Asche, Sage and Sojo
While many gardeners were busy with other events at the same time, we did touch base and get some great work done at our second Saturday gathering. The rain held off and we had a productive day weeding, planting tomatoes and more. Special thanks to Alexis for the gardening books she gave us. Collard, marigold and tomato seedlings were available for all gardeners and some perennial flowers went into the front beds. All gardeners are encouraged to inquire about seedlings still available and to take dirt from the delivery.
Pee Wee and Mike
Ivy braves the pollen to tend the front flower beds
Richard's exotic greens
Jen's community parsley harvest
Satruday, May 28, 2011 at 1p.m.
Plant seeds, take home a seedling
Food, Music
With a special tribute program celebrating Pablo’s beloved Garifuna culture.
Carrie McCracken TRUCE Community Garden, St. Nicholas Avenue between 117th & 118th Streets
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soil and compost delivery piles near the gate
Mike adds soil around young plants
soil shower for seedlings
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Richard brings ramps to Harlem
Wild ramps are not what you would expect to find in an urban garden and yet here they are. Ramps grow wild all along the east coast. Sometimes called wild garlic, they have a strong onion smell. Richard put some small ones that had been harvested in the woods into his plot and let them grow here in Harlem.
Collard, like many greens, will continue producing leaves you can harvest and eat during cool weather, but once the temperatures rise, collard plants will start producing seeds, a process called bolting. collard plants create hundreds of tiny flowers on stems that grow out of the center of the plant. After the flower petals fall off, in a couple weeks, you’ll see little pods forming on the stems. These pods contain the collard seeds. Let the pods ripen and dry on the plant, then harvest them. Remove the seeds from their pods, then save them in a paper bag until the next growing season. One thing to note: collards, broccoli, Brussels’ sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, kohlrabi, and kale, except Siberian kale, are all in the species Brassica oleracea, so they will all cross polinate. If they cross polinate, your seed will be a hybrid that may or may not produce anything. If it does produce, it won’t be the vegetable you want. So, if you’re saving seeds, only let one type go to seed and pull the rest of the plants before they produce flowers. For example, only let your collards produce seeds and pull your kale, broccoli, and cauliflower before they bolt.
cybersources: Save your fruit and vegetable seeds! .
see also with good pictures: Saving Collard Green Seeds | breathingplanet
Steve’s commentary: So, if you have Collards flowering in your area: please, decide now whether you want to save seed. If so, pick the best plants and save the seed according to the directions above. If not, and for the rest; cut off the flowering tops. You can continue to harvest the leaves. Or, and especially for poor specimens; pull them up and dedicate the space to a more productive crop. If you don’t, seeds will eventually fall to the ground and are likely to return, unwanted, next year. Seed saving is a real sustainable gardening practice. So save the best and compost the rest!
Mike's box after
Mike's box before, with collards in bloom
Alexis and Eren among the collard flowers
