Community /
Blogs
The opinions expressed in these blogs are solely those of the people who wrote them, and do not represent the views of WPSU or Penn State University.
Local Food Journey
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Posted by Emily Wiley on 06/30 at 05:55 PM
Front Porch Peppers. Credit Emily Wiley.
Early this May we purchased a square raised container to plant peppers and tomatoes. We would much prefer to compost and till our own plot of land, but we live in a rental townhouse, and so our humble front porch garden will have to suffice this year.
We positioned the container to receive optimal sunlight from the east and the west, and we diligently watered daily. Just two weeks ago we noticed our first firm pepper pods and round tomato buds!
Check back tomorrow to find out how we used our first harvest of jalapeños.
Do you have stories to share from your own garden? Do you have a pot of herbs on your windowsill? Or a patch of land with neat rows of cucumbers, carrots, and kale?
Author: Emily Wiley
Bio: WPSU Multimedia Producer | Wife and Mother | Lover of Food and Photography | One-Half of The Culinary Couple
Leave a Comment
Commenting is not available in this section entry. « Salsamba Revs it Up as Featured Players at Summer’s Best 6/26/10 Summer Fest Brings Exciting Mix of Music 6/26/10 »Most recent entries
Our Local Food Journey comes to an end- Wednesday, January 31, 2018
- By Jamie Oberdick in Local Food Journey
Winter isn’t a quiet time at the farm- Wednesday, January 31, 2018
- By James Eisenstein in Local Food Journey
-
Get the taste of garden season right now by growing herbs indoors
- Friday, January 26, 2018
- By Jamie Oberdick in Local Food Journey
-
All you need to know about PASA’s Farming for the Future conference
- Friday, January 19, 2018
- By Jamie Oberdick in Local Food Journey
Categories
Archives
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
Comments
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
06/30 at 07:52 PM
State College
Any fruit or veggies that you grow at home is incredible in my book! We have a jungle of everything growing on top of each other. My partner attended a cold frame workshop this spring so we were able to plant so many things from seed! The only problem is, we can not bear to thin out the “rows”...so it all just grows everywhere and we love it! Already we have harvested mustard greens, blueberries, strawberries, basil, beets, sugar peas, lettuce, garlic scapes, and now the zucchini is starting!
Posted by Emily Wiley
07/01 at 10:38 AM
Thanks for the comment, Fran! Your garden sounds just like the one I want to have some day—wild rows and all. Let me know if you’d ever like to contribute a story and/or recipe to the Local Food Journey!
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
07/01 at 02:50 PM
State College, PA
Yes, I want to hear Fran’s stories, too! Fran, you should do a post on your bees. That would be fantastic.
Page 1 of 1 pages