Welcome to my blog! Nine by eighteen (feet) are the dimensions of my community plot in Boston, Massachusetts. I have been tending to my small organic kitchen garden for 14 years now and in this blog I will share my successes and failures, growing techniques, methods to maximize space, my battles with garden pests, ideas for gardening with kids and just thoughts on trying to live sustainably in general. I will also post about the gardening and urban farming community in Boston. Thanks for checking in!
As I was planning this year’s garden a couple of weeks ago I took inventory of my my seeds and threw out all that are old. I placed my seed order with Sand Hill Preservation Center , Johnny’s Selected Seeds and Renees Garden Seeds, some of my favorite sources for vegetable and flower seeds. If you are taking inventory, here is a useful chart that shows how long seeds are viable when stored properly. Some of my seeds already got a start indoors under grow lights: leeks, kale, lettuce and parsley.