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Comment by David Pike on February 26, 2010 at 12:09pm

Hey Growers,

If you are on the same garden email lists that I am - you've already got about 6 emails about this - so pardon the repetition but we are trying to get the word out...

This Saturday morning, 2/27, 9am-noon. 1020 North State Street (right across from Pepper Sisters). Help build raised beds and plants. This will be a co-operative urban garden benefitting the community as well as Northwest Youth Services.

We can use things like plantings (berries?), soil, timber or logs (for the beds). Bring yourself and some tools.

Comment by Heather K on February 1, 2010 at 12:53pm

Garden Events – Garden Blogs – Garden-Space-Exchanges – Info posted below!

We have received a great offer to be part of the 'Urban Garden Share” online exchange site, that has been well established in Seattle (created by Amy Pennington of Seattle)- www.urbangardenshare.org

(We need someone volunteer to work with Amy on getting us connected ..I was thinking of David Weigh as one of our gifted computer whizzes, or maybe non-profit folks at Re-Store or Center for Local Self-Relience would help centralize & coordinate the various garden networking options– or Chris at BUGS- what you think Dave- your Upleashing Website looks great!)

All interested in creating this exchange- join in the dialogue with Amy & others at our forum page
http://transitionwhatcom.ning.co m/forum/topics/garden-spaces-available-for

Or leave Amy a comment at her personal page - http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/amypennington?xg_source=p...

East County Residents – Kay Dayss is interested in helping as the Transition Whatcom "East County Garden Sharing Coordinator/Mapping Person” .
Connect with her at forum - http://transitionwhatcom.ning.co m/forum/topics/garden-spaces-available-for
Or conntact Kay through her personal page comments at
http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/KayDayss?xg_source=profil...

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Seasonal Early Spring Garden Blog posts on TW:

"Celt's Garden – Gardening in Small Urban Spaces"
http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/blogs/celts-garden-garde...

"Time to Start Onions, Leeks and Shallots ' by Walter Haugen – Jan 20
http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/blogs/time-to-start-onio...

GARDEN WORK PARTIES! Last year Jeff Westcoff with Food Not Lawns advocates helped coordinate city & county work parties...Connect with Jeff at his page- We a hope he'll do it another year with help from friends!
http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/JeffreyWestcott?xg_source...


This year York neighborhood has jump started their garden work exchanges on their neighborhood group site: First one is scheduled for Feb 6th. Contact Chris Wolf to join in!

http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/group/transitionyorkneighborhood/...


EVENT­: Invitation to Tea & Seed Saving with Celt – Feb 14th ( earlier dates full)
http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/xn/detail/2723460:Event:12583?xg_...

Shannon – please add some of this info to your Garden E-News too.
I hope I got all my links correct!
I'm off now for a walk in the sand and swim in the sea!

Comment by Donna Auer on January 31, 2010 at 2:26pm

hello all,
I noticed in this morning's Seattle Times (Sunday, 1/31/10, PNW section) a short bit on a worm composting bin that is sold here in our own county by Nature's Footprint. Someone just asked about such at the "Homegrown" documentary last Friday evening. There is also a demonstration video on the website at www.naturesfootprintinc.com. I don't know about quality control, it is plastic and it does cost $119 (!), but it looks efficient and easy to use. The article also mentions a source for pots made of rice hulls instead of plastic or terra cotta. fyi

Comment by mark huber on January 15, 2010 at 1:56am

Hi Judy- your bulbs are doing what is typical around here- they'll keep coming up in this mild weather, and if it gets cold again they'll slow right down. If it gets really cold they could be damaged, but in most years with most bulbs its not a problem (something about their makeup makes them very able to grow in the earliest mild weather). Usually there's a layer of mulch or organic matter that helps protect them; if not you could try and add some mulch that won't blow away if you see an extreme freeze coming on.

Comment by Judy Hopkinson on January 14, 2010 at 12:49pm

OK - not food, but a garden puzzle. I planted a variety of bulbs in November on the edge of my garden and they are coming up now. Is this happening to anyone else? Is it just too warm this winter or could it be that the porch light we keep on for safety in the neighborhood is messing up the photoperiod response?

Comment by Heather K on January 14, 2010 at 12:45pm

Re - Garden Spaces Available for Gardeners - Urban & Rural Locations
Discussion now posted outside of this group for "Land-owners" offering land-space for a gardener, and for gardeners to look for land space - Urban & Rural Locations.
http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/forum/topics/garden-spaces-availa...

I have just posted an offering from a 'landowner' that is offering use of her organic garden in urban B'ham - Cornwall-Dean Ave, at the above discussion link. (Jan 14, 10)

Please consider posting comments & discussions at the main discussion site outside of this group so we can include a broader audience. Go to -
http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/forum/topics/garden-spaces-availa...

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Seed- Saving & Selecting - Question & Answer Sharing Circle With Brian and Crystine from Uprising Organics (An internationally recognized local seed company.)
Jan. 16th from 3:30-4:45pm
Location: bloom (cafe)1320 Cornwall
(two blocks south from Terra Organica btwn Holly and Magnolia)
Event Details at TW site: http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/events/into-the-hands-of-the-people

Comment by Heather K on January 8, 2010 at 11:47pm

Bellingham Seed Swap -2010 - Sat January 31st at 12:30

Join Together for sharing & exchanging seeds that are received 'Into The Hands of the People' from the Earth's Abundance, at our 2nd Annual B'ham Winter Swap!

Yes you can come even if you have already swapped your seeds or have no seeds to share!

Time: 12:30pm to 4pm – Agenda below

Presentation : 'Why and How to Save Your Own Seeds' @ 3 PM

Location - 1317 Commercial (btwn Holly & Magnolia)
2nd floor – Center for Expressive Arts Bellingham, WA
(above Uisce Pub & Trivoli Restaurant. Across the street from the Parkade)

- Anyone with extra seed to share please bring them in either labeled envelopes or containers. (Both ‘saved’ or ‘purchased’ seeds are fine!)
-If you have speciality seeds bring them but hold on to them for the specialty swap time at 2pm
-New gardeners & those wanting learn to grow food & seeds, we welcome you!

Schedule:
12:00- 12:30 Tea & Introductions & Garden Share Opportunities
& Non-profit Tables.
12:30-1:00 Circle Gathering & Seed-Swap Etiquette.
1:00-3:00 Open Seed Exchange.
2:00- 3:00 Specialty Seed Exchange.
3:00-4:00 Presentation/Demo : Why and How to Save Your Own Seeds'.

Thanks to Shannon & friends for organizing this Swap,

and to this years Sponsors- Forest Garden Urban Ecology Center,
Earthcare Garden Designs, Center for Local Self Reliance, Sustainable Bellingham, Food Not Lawns, & Transition Whatcom.

For more info, contact Shannon Maris, lightsourceon@comcast.net.

Comment by Merry Teesdale on December 31, 2009 at 2:40pm

I have access to a fantastic purple plum tree for scions. These plums make simply the best dried plums, jam or sauce. We want to make a few grafted trees from it this spring. If you have rootstocks for it, let me know.

Comment by Brian Kerkvliet on December 31, 2009 at 10:33am

David and All,
Some of my cuttings are indoors, others are in our potting shed with a heat mat under them and a plastic cover to hold in moisture. I have others outside on our large compost pile that gives bottom heat with 5 gal buckets on top to protect from freezing. Still more are just poked into the ground outside in my nursery area and inside our hoop house.
I wanted to try a few different variations to see what worked best, some cuttings are harder to do and require more bottom heat and moisture retention. All of the cuttings except for the ones outside in the ground are in pots filled with a mixture of sand, pearlite and peat-moss. I don't give them any additional light, but I do make sure the are kept moist, water the soil and mist the twigs. I have had good luck with grape and current cuttings but gumi, gooseberry, and blueberries have been harder. Try to root more then you want and you may get some that take.
I have used willow tea as a rooting hormone but find there is better success with a commercial root tone powder. There is lots of info on the web including youtube videos on taking cuttings. There is also good information on propagating specific types of cuttings the Plants For a Future site http://www.pfaf.org/index.php
Hope this inspires people share their special plants around, we have an abundance of good ones that can grow in our region.
I am also looking for anyone that has good root stock for apple, pear or plum. I would like to graft up a bunch this coming spring. I also want to get the rootstock varieties going so that we can graft more every spring.
Let do a grafting gathering here this Spring and people can bring scion wood from their favorite fruit trees.

Comment by David Pike on December 30, 2009 at 7:07pm

Right on Brian, I'm happy to see your pics of things growing, its inspiring and I should follow suit with a few cutting projects myself. Are your cuttings indoors (in a warm house) or in a greenhouse? Do you supplement with artificial light? I have a good champagne (white) grape, and am looking for a good purple grape, currants, and hardy kiwi. I'd be very interested in swapping cuttings at the seed swap and will try to bring some worthy treasures.

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