vegetables emerging

can't thank casey enough for the topbar beehive hive. it used to be just a sketch on paper and now its real... bring on the bees,we've got a vacancy..and thanks to charles and magi for hauling away unnecessaries, there will be less and less of those when we're done. its looks like we are going to have buckets of tomatoes, and squash and beans and various and sundry other green things and the plums are pluming up .. who wants to make jam,or wine? tomorrow, compost day from the city at 10.30. come and shovel the sh** with us...we're open for a use for the grapes and the blackberries too.. its coming at us, fast and furious... chris, all that greenhouse fussing is paying off and sun and the chickens are both gestating beautifully...thanks to masina and truck for debris decreasing and some clapping for ellen for planting things new and mysterious, luffa? asparagus? and david's art is using the breeze and daniel, well we know you're there daniel...we have been asked to help organize work parties in our immediate environs, like a neighbor who wants to start a garden but needs a jump start or building a raised bed in someone's front yard for a victory garden or ? perhaps a meeting soon to see who is down with being part of such... nora

bombs away

that lifted my spirits up...so much growing in the garden...we all have our own gifts at the garden... nora

old pics from the garden

boy how time flys!

my family and i have only been involved with the garden for a bout a year and a half but we've seen so much change and so much develop here,and with our selves, it is truly amazing how mother nature breaks herself down and then regenerates enough to give to and nurture us all...

every action and creation in the garden starts with a seed figuratively and literally and i enjoy planting them and watching them grow

click on copper sun profile to the left scroll to the bottom and take a look at some of the old pics of our family working and enjoying the garden in my blog
family gardening in ashby community garden, and there will be more to come

"BOMBS AWAY"MUSIC VIDEO FILMED IN ASHBY GARDEN

Ashby Garden has Sprung!

Most of the garden is planted, the pile of branch debris near the Blackberry bramble is almost entirely hauled away (thanks to Masina, Nora, David), the broody chicken is finally, after nearly a month, off her eggs, and it has been gray and overcast for nearly a week. That means our Bay Area Spring is really here! The green house is also overflowing with tomatoes and if anyone wants some plants for their backyard and/or container garden at home please come by next Sunday and take some. They are an unlabeled mystery grab-bag of red and yellow cherry, tomatillos, and others.

I planted some seeds yesterday from my handy planting list (courtesy of the invaluable Golden Gate Gardening book). And if you don't want to pay $102 for a used copy on Amazon (what!?), I'll give you a short list of what seeds you should be planting in June:

Broccoli
Beets
Brussels Sprouts
Cauliflower
Cabbage
Kohlrabi
Lettuce
Celeraic

And, just to make you weep with joy, a baby Sugar Pie Pumpkin...

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