June 21-27 is National Pollinator Week!

Did you know that we are just entering into National Pollinator Week!  We can all support “the birds and the bees” (and the butterflies, bats and other native species) in our home gardens.  If you are growing fruits and vegetables it is critical to make a pollinator friendly habitat for successful food production.

A pollinator-friendly garden contains a variety of flowering plants that provide blooms from spring to fall. This will support the food needs of those small creatures throughout the season. Look for plants that have different flowering schedules or plant a variety …

The Edible Plant sale is back!  May 7-14 at Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands (5513 S Cloverdale St).

For many Wallingford gardeners, the annual Edible Plant Sale at the Good Shepherd Center was like Christmas in May!  This wonderful event is still happening, albeit in a totally different format!  You can get all of this seasons’ gardening needs fulfilled and support a wonderful community at the same time!

The Tilth Alliance My Edible Plant Sale will be at their farm location in South Seattle this year and reservations will be required.  They will have a wide variety of vegetables …

After a long, dark winter and a Valentine’s Day snow storm, it is finally time to plan your garden! True vegetable growing die-hards, like me, are already getting our seeds started indoors. For those experienced gardeners and newbies less prepared, it’s time to get planning! My husband loves to quote John Wooden (basketball player/coach) saying,“When you fail to prepare, you’re preparing to fail”! March is the time to prepare for the growing season!

Edible gardening basics to for 2021 What to Plant When Crop selection is critical to early season success. March and April plantings should consist of…

June in Seattle started and ended the same way – with gray rainy skies!  We know where the term “June-uary” comes from I guess!  Here’s to summer kicking into gear in the Northwest like it usually does (on July 5th).   The good news is that the gardens are happy and the gardeners are not tired of watering yet!

Keeping your vegetable garden happy in the summer can be a chore.  The long stretches of hot dry weather are a challenge and it requires constant monitoring of the soil moisture if you want to ensure that all the hard work you …

As challenging times continue across the city and the country, getting outside and digging in the dirt can provide a welcome change.  While planting a few seeds is not going to fix the world’s problems, it can provide some solace and satisfaction on an individual level.   Remember the fairy tale about Jack and the Beanstalk?  Let’s all be like Jack and plant some magic beans!

Beans are a mainstay of the summer vegetable garden and they are great place to start an edible garden because they are easy-to-grow!

The seeds are large and easy to handle for direct planting (great …