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Community Garden Experiment: Unidentified Plants! Help!

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Plants with No Names

I started a lot of seeds at home this spring.  I tried to label everything at first, but when the seeds started sprouting some quickly outgrew the teeny greenhouse and needed more space and light.  In the process, I’ve lost track of their names.

There are times of course, when losing track of a name is no big deal.  I have met many a person I’d rather forget.  But we’re talking innocent and rather lovely plants here people!  I need to know what I am dealing with.  I’m fairly certain these plants are either Squash, Cucumber or Zucchini but until they actually produce fruit, I have no idea if I’ve placed them in the right spot in my garden.  See the fence behind? I intend to strap these babies to it eventually, but without knowing what they are I’m afraid to do anything.

So I thought that maybe you could help me.  

Can you identify these two plants?

What have you got growing in your garden this spring?  Did you start your plants from seed?  

Community Garden Experiment: Photos!

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Things are coming along nicely in my community garden.  I’ve got more radishes, spinach and lettuce than I know what to do with.  Now that I’ve gotten my feet wet with the easy-peasy first crops of the year it’s time to step it up.  I’ve got some space yet in my garden so I’m off to find suitable fare.  In the meantime, here are some photos of what’s going on so far.

I am starting to fill the spaces in now that I feel more confident I can actually grow plants without killing them.  So, I’ve just added broccoli, chocolate mint, lemon balm and carrots!

Kale, cauliflower, swiss chard and other delightful green goodies will be seen soon too.

What have you had success with so far in your garden?  Are you planting something unusual? I’d love to hear from you.

 

 

Vancouver International Children’s Festival

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Coming to Granville Island

May 29-June 3rd 2012

Do you want your kidlets to learn how to paint that white picket fence of yours this summer?  Well, the Vancouver International Children’s Festival is coming to Granville Island and may just be the place for them to learn how.

If you don’t have a white picket fence, (and really can anyone really afford one in this town?) you can find many other activities to keep your kids in the fun.

Here’s hoping that the weather is awesome when all the kiddies are running around with their faces painted.  Just keep your kids safe by slathering on the sunscreen.  Before the facepaint that is.

http://www.childrensfestival.ca/

Namaste

Community Garden Experiment: What’s Eating Me Peas?!

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Eating Me Spinach

Our community garden in the Olympic Village on False Creek is really coming along.  Many of the plots are starting to ‘green out’ with lush crops of spinach, lettuce, kale, radishes, carrots and the like.  Some of the gardeners have planted tulips, daffodils and pansies which bring wonderful colour, loveliness, (and bees!) to the space.

My plot is doing pretty good for the most part.  I’ve got a nice showing of spinach and lettuce and the carrots and radishes are growing fast.  I’ve never tasted fresh greens from the garden so it was quite a treat to pick a bit of spinach and pop it into my mouth.  What wonderful texture and crispness! It’s as if it still tastes alive.  I’ll never look at ‘fresh’ produce from the supermarket in quite the same way. But, along with the small success I have had along the way comes a bit of trouble.  And I’m hoping that you can help me.

Me Peas! Me Poor Peas

My pretty little pea plants are being eaten faster than they can grow it seems. I’m wondering if I should just start again…or wait it out to see if they will they pull through.  These pea plants are just babies, barely 10 cm high.  Half of the plants were started from seed in the garden while the other half were lovingly started at home and tended to for a couple weeks under grow lights.  I’ve looked at the other plots that have peas, and none seem to be disappearing at the rate mine are. Maybe it’s the plot location.  It’s located next to  the compost bin which I imagine attracts a lot of pests.  But what do I know really? My thumb is nowhere near green.  So, I’m askin’.  What do I do?