Just a note to let folks know, problems with uploading on my website prevented me from adding the information on “The ‘ Secret’ of Outrageous Gardens,” which is now a downloadable handout. I also cannot put up information on a book giveaway for this month so maybe we’ll do two next time!
Since I can’t upload photos or videos at this moment, help me out by envisioning these glitches floating away so you can see the color and vibrancy of all the gardens we’ve worked with this year. They are a testimony to the effectiveness of this type of garden as well as how small gardens, created where we live, keep us connected, interested, loving tenders of our food source. Hope to be able to provide photos and more info very soon! Until then, check out the website of my friend, Steve McFadden and learn more about his new book, The Call of The Land, which will be available later this summer and, hopefully, on this website as well.
Oh and don’t forget to start thinking about your late summer planting for fall. It’s never too early to get ready for great fall and winter crops. Check you frost free dates at Arbor Day as well as your local County Extension website. You want to get plants up and maturing before the light changes in late summer and early fall. Once plants are thriving, it’s a matter of cold-hardiness which can be created with cold frames, frost covers and other methods. So don’t think you’re finished because the tomatoes are starting to ripen. It should be just the beginning of your gardening for this year!
NEXT BEST PLANTING DATES: today and tomorrow for ornamentals (waxing moon in Libra) and then July 1-2 (waxing moon in Scorpio) GREAT planting days for everything. After the holiday, get ready to plant root crops on July 6-7.
