by Anneliese | Nov 3, 2007 | CobraHead, Environmental Issues, Events
Just a reminder to any Northern Californians out there that the San Francisco Green Festival is next weekend (November 9, 10, 11) at the San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center. Judy, Geoff and Anneliese will all be attending, so please stop by booth 115 and say hello to us!
by Noel | Oct 31, 2007 | CobraHead, Gardening
T-posts are everywhere in my garden. They are indispensable fixtures in the system I’ve developed. They hold up my tomato cages. I make a little corral with T-posts and jute to keep the corn from blowing over. In the north beds where I have a permanent planting of asparagus, a T-post corral keeps the fronds from falling into the paths. I trellis melons and peas with T-posts and fencing. For the last three years I’ve put a fence around the entire south...
by Noel | Oct 28, 2007 | CobraHead, Gardening
I got my garlic in yesterday. I’m happy when I get my garlic planted in October. Some years that doesn’t happen. I’ve planted garlic in April and still had a nice harvest, but the bulbs were smaller. One year I planted in December. I had to break through frosted ground to get the cloves in. They produced very well. But when I get them planted in October, the garlic starts sprouting over the winter and I almost always get a good harvest. I also...
by Noel | Oct 23, 2007 | CobraHead
“Hi Noel, Hope all is well. I saw you up in Eau Claire a couple weeks ago but didn’t get a chance to say ‘hi’. See enclosed photo (use it if you like) of our volunteer with a CobraHead. We used them to clear out old sand between our bluestone patios so we could replace with fresh stuff. Worked great! Take care! Sincerely, Mark Dwyer” We got the above photo and message this morning from Mark Dwyer, the Director of Horticulture at...
by Anneliese | Oct 4, 2007 | CobraHead, Environmental Issues, Events
This weekend (October 6 & 7) Geoff and I will be in Washington D.C. for the Washington DC Green Festival. If you’re able to make it, please stop by booth 1034 in the Washington D.C. Convention center and say hello! The Green Festival is a fun and inspiring event sponsored by Co-op America. The festival will feature organic, fair trade, socially responsible and recycled products, as well as live music, visionary speakers and “green” films....
by Noel | Sep 23, 2007 | CobraHead, Gardening
I’m happy with my potato harvest this year. I’ll end up with over forty pounds each of Red Norlands, Kennebec, and Russets which will last us well into next year. Growing your own potatoes is difficult to justify economically. Factory farm potatoes are practically given away here in Wisconsin, and even at a price of $2.00 per pound for locally grown organic potatoes my crop at most would be worth about $250. Mine are worth a lot less actually, since my...
