Author Archives: Chelsea Community Garden

Planting garlic cloves in mid to late October will help get roots established before the ground freezes. Shoots may not emerge from the soil until the following spring. Separate the individual cloves no more than two days before planting. I like to use organic hardneck garlic from Johnny’s Seeds and cloves harvested from the summerContinue reading “Oh, time for garlic!”

I’ve been researching vintage fashion for gardeners and found this image. This year I’m growing collards to make this outfit for my sweetheart.

“Spring when the world is mud-luscious when the world is puddle-wonderful” e.e. cummings

When spring arrives, I can’t wait to work in the garden, but when is it too early? The USDA hardiness zone map breaks the United States into zones based on average minimum winter temperature. That is, the coldest temperature we are likely to see each winter, on average, for a given location in the country.Continue reading “When is it time to plant?”

As a new community gardener, I made several mistakes in planning my haphazard garden plot last summer so I’m taking time during the winter months to work on a better plan for the upcoming season. One planning resource I’ve been using is the book “The New Organic Gardener” by Eliot Coleman. Eliot has been aContinue reading “Vegetable Rotations”

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