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Another season of Growing Groceries starts on October 9th at the Grange in Issaquah. (And another series in Seattle on Beacon Hill this year.) The classes occur about every 3 weeks over the fall, winter, and spring. Although we've designed the series for beginning and intermediate gardeners, I learned something new at each class last year. (After 40 years of vegetable gardening, I probably could be considered at least an intermediate…

It is again time for the Seed Exchange! February 6, 2016

This year it will be at Cedarcrest High School in Duvall. A bit more of a trek than last year, but the commons room is GIANT so we won't be packed in like bean seeds in a tiny packet!

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As I began my 2014 gardens I realized there are some facts and practices that I don't automatically remember from year to year. When is it too late to plant the peas? Why was it I used that particular soil amendment? What did I do wrong last year with tomatoes? Do I want to plant garbanzos again? And so on.

So I began writing things down, but I'm no good with paper - too hard to keep up and find specific information when I need it. So I created a wiki at…

This is an interesting article -- http://strawberryplants.org/2010/06/strawberry-plants-borage/

For bee keepers, especially.

This will have fascinating consequences.

http://phys.org/news/2013-07-world-technology-enables-crops-nitrogen.html#nwlt

Here's a link to the Beacon Food Forest

- http://www.fastcoexist.com/1682269/seattles-urban-food-forest-is-open-for-foraging

Bon Appetit!

The Fall City Learning Garden and P-Patch has a website: http://letusgarden.org.
What are your ideas on a place for Fall City residents to grow some vegetables? We're open to ideas.
Check it out, and reply on the website.

I've been researching vermicomposting bins. There are quite a few choices, and different techniques. Here's what I have come up with.



The worm dude (thewormdude.com) recommends the worm inn: http://www.theworminn.com/products-page/



This is a flow-through type and doesn't use plastic bins and has a single compartment for worms and scraps. It seems expensive to me. I wonder how easy…

I was wondering if there might be any interest in a group of us carpooling around the three Snoqualmie Valley farms participating in the free PCC Farmland Trust "Celebrate Organic" tour? (After our Trellis gathering and potluck, of course).

Growing Things Farm, Local Roots Farm, and Oxbow Farm will be open from 10am-3pm Sept 17th: <…

We will not be meeting in December. Have safe and joyful celebrations! See you all January 16th!