Pilgrim Terrace Community Garden

Pilgrim Terrace community garden is located on Modoc Rd, and they happen to have a wonderful gardening blog and also a newsletter. I'm not able to paste the monthly newsletters into a blogpost, so will forward them to active GHGP members. But do check out their blog, it's got everything one needs to know about gardening in our area.

Watch a GHGP plot evolve

Andrew & Teisha, GHGP gardeners since 2010, have chronicled the stages
of establishing their garden plot; from weeding to buying seeds and
starters, to dealing with gophers and other pests and enjoying the
fruits of their labor. It showcases the garden project as a whole,
and may inspire your garden design (and let you learn from their
mistakes).

Part I: Getting a Plot and Weeding http://www.paradoxdruid.com/archives/641
Part II: Planting and Drip Lines http://www.paradoxdruid.com/archives/650
Part III: Sprouts and Gophers http://www.paradoxdruid.com/archives/659
PartIV: Thinning and Protecting Crops http://www.paradoxdruid.com/archives/662
Part V: Ups and Downs, Zucchini and Blight
http://www.paradoxdruid.com/archives/678
Part VI: Corn and Fruit Trees http://www.paradoxdruid.com/archives/686
Part VII: Watermelons and Wire Fences http://www.paradoxdruid.com/archives/810

Garden Manager's note: we strongly encourage submissions to the blog, it would be great to get lots of communication going in our community garden!

You Bet Your Garden

Hello Gardeners,

We want to recommend a radio show/website called You Bet Your Garden http://www.whyy.org/91FM/ybyg/index.html. It is broadcast on KCLU 1340am Saturdays at 5am and 1pm, and the website has old shows and a collection of A-Z garden tips. He has great info, he's enthusiastic, and his Philly accent is entertaining.

Because it is based in Philadelphia, some of the info is more applicable to the East Coast, but recent topics have involved composting, re-using potting soil, and seed starting, which should be interesting to beginner and experienced gardeners alike.

cheers,

Sara and Seth

Seeds

In case some gardeners need a spring pick-me-up to decide what to plant....

Island Seed and Feed on Fairview just south of the 101 has a nice selection of seeds, plants, and organic soil ammendments, and garden members get a 10% discount (Matt who works there used to be a GHGP member in the 1980s).

These are companies that were recommended to me and I've quite enjoyed paging through their catalogs:

http://rareseeds.com/

http://www.johnnyseeds.com/

These guys are in the town where I was born.

https://www.wildgardenseed.com/