Stockton outpost

Just thought I'd give an update on the Stockton outpost of the SLAC community garden...

I've been harvesting lettuce for several weeks now. It's great being able to just run out to the garden for lettuce whenever we need it -- latest example was for last night's tacos!

My tomatoes (Sun Gold) have been ripening over the last week. We used some in the tacos last night as well. The plants got attacked by aphids a few weeks ago, though, so they don't seem to be as big as they could be, but at least they're producing some tomatoes. I sprayed the plants with a solution of water and dishwashing soap and that seemed to help get rid of the aphids. Not quite organic, but not as toxic as the stuff they sell at Lowe's!

I harvested my first zucchini this morning and a big handful of green beans. Cucumbers look like they should be ready in a week or so!

Not a bad harvest for our first garden!

How are things going at the SLAC garden?

Green beans and Sun Gold tomato plants

Cucumbers, zucchini and lettuce

Winter Gardening

Lettuce gone wild! Self-seeding from earlier this year! Behind the fence are carrots planted by Graeme. We also planted parsnips and Pak Choy in the other 4x4 box. The 3x3 box not shown has broccolie.


Allyson, your Brussels Sprouts are calling for you! Where are you? Basically ready to harvest. Cindy will take them for the holidays. Did I say they prevent H1N1 flu? Anything that strong should be able to knock the daylights out of anything. Anyone who likes them must be quite a charactor (i.e., Allyson or Cindy). I am a wimp & rather dull or a dullard & hate the smelly little things.

D1 PLOT

Erik wrote:

Hi everyone

I just planted some rows of lettuce seeds in the remaining 4x4 box in the D1 plot. Starting from the side closest to the hose faucet, the five rows planted are:

• 1 row Merveille de Quatre Saisons - Heirloom lettuce
• 2 rows Renee's Caesar duo - mix of Red and Green Romaine lettuces
• 1 row California spicy greens - mix of Arugula, Curly Endive, Mizuna, and Red Mustard
• 1 row Monet's Garden Mesclun - a mix of mesclun lettuces

I covered the box with some fine grid fencing and held the ends of it down with rocks from the rock garden.