Hello all -
The cool weather transplant sale will take place this coming Sunday, April 20, at the EHCG shed. Scott Williams of Mt. Horeb's Garden to Be will be selling transplants (small starts) of broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collard greens, kale, and lettuces. Transplant prices will range from $2.50 - $2.75 in various pack sizes, ex 4 broccoli/pack and 6 lettuce/pack. The full inventory of plants provided by Scott is here. Please bring cash if you plan to buy plants. You may also consider bringing an umbrella as we expect some light rain.
When picking out transplants, keep in mind the space they will actually require in your plot. My own cautionary tale materialized when I bought 6 broccoli transplants from Garden To Be as a first year gardener, several years ago. They start of small so I transplanted them into my plot, spaced about 6 inches apart. A few weeks later I realized that this was nowhere near enough space, moved them apart from each other, and essentially lost my broccoli harvest to bad planning. I have previously posted a very long set of guidelines about planting time and space that you are free to consult, as well as links to Robin Mittenthal's From the Ground Up manual (abbreviated planting guideline charts for vegetables, salad greens, herbs, and flowers here).
EDIT: check out the new page, "Transplanting 101", at the top of this blog, for a brief overview of transplanting!
Next weekend, on Saturday April 26, Gretel (the registrar) and I will be out at U Houses and Eagle Heights gardens, respectively, handing out limited amounts of free seeds. Carrots, beets, beans, squash, melon seeds and more will be provided in small quantities. Look out for an update on the exact time in a future email from Gretel. It will be first-come, first-served!
Speaking of planting - some of you may have noticed that I started running polls in the right-most column of this blog, right under the "Blog Archive". This week's poll is about what you will buy at the cool weather plant sale.
Finally - I am putting out a last call for new co-chair nominations. If you are interested in getting more involved in the gardens, please email me at jmirrielees@gmail.com so that we can discuss the position and you can figure out if it is a good fit for you. We are voting on a new co-chair at next month's committee meeting on May 14! Even if you aren't running yourself, you can always drop into a committee meeting to vote on the new co-chair or any of our many other agenda items.
Happy gardening!
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