SKIDAWAY FARMS for the TLA Journal April 2011 The gates are open — the irrigation system is on — the sun is shining —- and the frosts are behind us! But the best news is: Skidaway Farms still has room for you to become a member and start gardening! After the Opening Celebration on February 12th, Skidaway Farms had a crush of new members join up! But with almost 200 plots onsite, there are still 29 plots available for more new gardeners. Email Membership Coordinator, Janet Waldie (sunshine@gardenthyme.me) who will get you signed up! Close to 190 gardeners are busy […]
Monthly Archives: April 2011
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Kids at “The Farm” – from the TWATL 4/15/2011 Who knew you could grow pumpkins in an eggshell? Pat Barry, Children’s Garden Coordinator at Skidaway Farms surely knew! It was the first thing she taught her flock of children-farmers about how vegetables really grow. Supported by their parents, over a dozen children (ages 4-8) have planted sunflowers, lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, pumpkins and radishes in the Children’s Garden at the Farm. With a generous grant from the Green Thumb Garden Club, Pat rented the plots and was able to purchase enough copies of Helen Jordan’s “How A Seed Grows” so each […]
On Our Last Day… The children had lots of caretaking to do on their last day in their Winter garden. Beets and Broccoli Raab were harvested… But there was a surprise in the garden- When DID this great carrots appear? So everyone’s dinner will have some of these orange beauties on the table tonight! And then the carrot tops and beet greens were added to the compost bin…along with some cornmeal to help get rid of the fire ants that were found hanging out in the bin! After cleaning up and a trip to Farmer Paul’s plot to help with […]
The talk at one plot today was about coffee grounds today… and how earthworms love them! And anything that makes earthworms happy makes for happier soil. You can add grounds directly to the soil… scratch it into the top couple inches or just sprinkle the grounds on top and leave it alone. Mother Nature takes over … things start to decompose … and your plants start to notice! One Farmer makes coffee ground “tea”. Add two cups of used coffee grounds to a five-gallon bucket of water…. lets it steep for a few hours or overnight… it makes great liquid […]
Broccoli The Broccoli harvest has begun! Some of the heads are fully six inches across! One Farmer suggests cutting the center head before it gets much bigger … then additional heads will grow yielding a “second crop”. Broccoli and béarnaise sauce… yummy! And the greens are a tasty side dish as well… a little olive oil and a quick stir-fry made one Farmer claim they are better than spinach! (4/10/11)
Isle Of Hope Visitors Visitors to the Farm from the Isle of Hope were overwhelmed by it all today! Perhaps even a bit envious! They were heard to say they just might move to Skidaway Island just to be able to join! (4/9/11)
Those HEAVY rains got some Farmers wondering how to keep their plants from getting root rot beneath their weed fabric. So much water … some say close to 5 inches or rain over 3 days … and not enough sun had the soil saturated … and with the fabric keeping the soil from drying out, one Farmer was dealing with his plants crying for relief from their wet feet! Giving the plants a bit more room at their base from the fabric may be the answer … just in case the Farm gets another deluge. (4/2/11)