My Growing Garden!
April 12, 2010 by Marni Wasserman
Filed under For Your Health!, Nourishing Resources, Super Foods
If you have been reading my blog for over a year then you would remember that I have a garden. Last year was the first year that I had a full edible garden with all the fixings…it was great. The growing beauties in my garden made for amazing local produce in my cooking classes and supplied greens for my morning green juices everyday (all the way until December – can you believe it!). But this year my garden is going to be bigger and better (literally)! I am so excited that I want to share this experience with you – from it’s very early sprouting stages…right now – all they way until its full growth! So right now I have all kinds of goodies germinating and starting to grow – along with a barrier or garlic to protect my little green babies from rabbits, squirrels etc… at least that is what the gardener said – let’s hope it works. I am going to have a full yield most likely starting the end of April – so if you are lucky enough to be attending one of my DELICIOUS COOKING CLASSES this spring and summer- you will have the honour of tasting veggies right from the source! Planted and sprouting so far is radishes, arugula, Swiss chard, parsley, kale, collards, carrots and at least 3 different kinds of lettuce. There is more, I know there is! Of course there is also more to be planted at different stages throughout the season…looking forward to that!
I also have a compost system going in place, so that all the goodies from my organic waste in my kitchen can be recycled right back into the earth as it makes new soil for growing seasons to come. Very exciting!
I can’t emphasize how exciting it is to see growth in my backyard! To be able to harvest and use greens and veggies right away – there is no comparison! I wish I had the knowledge of how to do this myself but luckily I am getting some help. That way hopefully at some point, I will have an understanding of how to do it myself…but for now – I love having the help and the education and I will just need to stick to what I do best – using the veggies from my garden in delicious and nutritious recipes!
April 12th/2010 – Stage 1
Little sprouts of arugula and parsley starting in a mini greenhouse!
Arugula, garlic shoots, and chard starting to pop up
Newest addition to the garden – for more yield to maximize sunlight!
Most herbs will be here, basil, dill, rosemary, thyme
JUNE 2010 UPDATE ON MY GARDEN!!!
Look whats growing….so exciting!
All my herbs and extra lettuce!
New Garden Bed with Lettuce, Cucumber, Kale, Chard, Peas and Stevia
Strawberry Bush
The Main Garden – Zucchini, Lettuces, Kale, Chard, Beets, Cabbage Leaves
I LOVE Golden Beets!
Minty Greens!
Please let me know if you have a garden or compost!
What are you growing?
What do you love to make, cook, prepare with your organic veggies?
Marni,
Jeffrey just tilled our garden this weekend, and this sunday we plan to mix in our compost and start planting. Last year we grew: cilantro, basil, lettuce, fennel, peas, cucumber, eggplant, 4 types of heirloom tomatoes and cherry tomatoes, all around our pluot (plum+ apricot) tree. This year we plan do do all our veggies for pizza again, and maybe try something new…I am hoping to plant a peach tree!
Emmy loves to pick cherry tomatoes and eat them straight off the tree!
Our lettuce came up again this year, but we never picked it, so we just ended up cutting down what looked like lettuce Christmas trees!
I just read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver and am very inspired to grow all our produce…wish i had more time. Out CSA will have to do for now!
Hope all is well. Good luck with your gardening. Can’t wait to hear more.
(And Mazel tov on your good news!)
best wishes,
Lauren, Jeff and Emanuelle Stern
Lauren, your yield from last year sounded amazing! It is always fun to see growth in your own backyard, and yes the next best thing is getting your food from a local CSA!
Thanks for sharing!!
Wow!! I bought a house last summer and we didn’t have time to put any gardens in but I might this year. I really want to grow some veggies and herbs. I’m overwhelmed with the thought of starting, though, because the gardens don’t even exist yet.