My garden project was a slight debacle this year. The seedlings I had planted in February ended up drowning due to an oversight on my part: I didn’t realize that there was a tray under the cells that collected water. The soil couldn’t drain properly, so I ended up rotting the seedling roots. As soon as I realized this was happening, I only had time to salvage the rosemary, sage & ...
The seedlings are starting to poke their heads out of the dirt.
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
On April 12th, I planted seeds. I filled two planting trays (from a local hardware store) with soil from our backyard. With a pencil eraser, I stamped one shallow hole in each cell and dropped a few seeds in each. Every package of seeds had different directions. Some seeds you’re supposed to soak first, and some say that the seedlings won’t stand transplantation. But, I was already feeling like ...
Thoughts on using raised beds in my garden design.
Monday, March 15th, 2010
As the snow melts and the ground warms, I’ve begun putting some thought into the physical design of our garden. A friend of mine who lives in Dorchester is an avid gardener, so I thought he might have some words of wisdom. I asked about the procedure for soil testing and he said that it’s a given that Boston’s soil is contaminated. He recommends never digging down, just building up. Though ...
