I think its safe to say that this virus has caused upheaval in pretty much every way. For those who aren’t on full lock-down/shelter-in-place protocol, I hope you are at least taking the advice to practice social distancing.
I know we have been here in the Geekret house. With a school-aged kiddo and a toddler, this has been a tricky feat at times. Luckily we have the garden out back where the kids can play and I can keep an eye on all of my fledgling greens and radishes. Even the peas have decided to finally grace us with their presence! I haven’t braved a trip to the big garden yet, but the plot coordinator reached out to let the gardeners know that the plots are indeed open and available as long as we follow the social distancing and isolation protocols put into place by the county. I’ll probably venture a visit out there this week.
The fact that I have access to so much growing space has me feeling very grateful these days. With many experts predicting a recession (or worse) in the coming months, I’ve spent some of my indoor time studying my garden plans and figuring out where I can squeeze in some extra plants to grow for local food banks. I modeled my idea a bit after the idea from Plant A Row For the Hungry. My local county government website has a list of places that accept fresh food donations, and I found one near me that also has a list online of their most needed items. I’m going to try to squeeze in an extra plant or two of things I was going to grow anyway with the intention that come summer, I’ll not only have the produce I wanted for canning and preserving, but I’ll also have extra to donate.
So who’s with me?
What’s happening in the garden this week:
With the concerns I mentioned earlier, I’m worried that the garden show I’m looking forward to in May will get cancelled. I didn’t order new pepper or slicing tomato seeds because I was planning to buy them there, so I went through my seed stash and am trying to plant whatever I can.
I *did* buy seeds for processing tomatoes, so I got them started in pots along with some herbs and another round of brassicas (cabbage, collards, and kale). Some things have sprouted already, but I worry that with others the seeds are a little too old. I’ll keep my fingers crossed, though!
I’ll have to keep my fingers crossed that I can get a hold of some more tomatoes and peppers when the time comes, though. I don’t know what I’ll do without my beloved hot pepper jungle!
That’s it for this week! What does everyone else have going right now?
The Geekret Garden 