I started my warm weather crop plantings last week. I am busy figuring out irrigation, pest management, and more generally how to care for a garden on my own! (Thanks to the parents for helping out and also to the chickens for not eating everything up.)
I hope you enjoy the photos.
I successfully grew my own tomato starts for the first time ever, which felt pretty good:
Lastly, I would like to mention that I harvested my first lettuce head while thinning the other day and was very happy about it:
I have a few more things to transplant or direct seed, which will hopefully happen in the next week!
In the coming weeks and growing season, I will be featuring posts about my work (both volunteer & staff positions) with the following organizations:
Thanks for stopping by,
ET
I hope you enjoy the photos.
I successfully grew my own tomato starts for the first time ever, which felt pretty good:
The crops I planted earlier this spring have grown up quite nicely:
Lastly, I would like to mention that I harvested my first lettuce head while thinning the other day and was very happy about it:
I have a few more things to transplant or direct seed, which will hopefully happen in the next week!
In the coming weeks and growing season, I will be featuring posts about my work (both volunteer & staff positions) with the following organizations:
- Oregon Food Bank, as a Seed to Supper Volunteer Educator
- Mercy Corps Northwest Refuge Gardens, as Garden Field Assistant
- Portland Farmers Market, as a Crew Member
- Montavilla Farmers Market, as a Board Member
Thanks for stopping by,
ET
