Tuesday, April 3, 2012
New Content for 6/15 Green Blog
Hi garden members--
My community assignment is the 6/15 Green blog. My goal for this year is to make it a much more active blog and I plan to do this is a couple ways. First, I’m going to add this google groups to the RSS feed for the blog--what that means is that any time there is a new post on the blog, it will be announced to this group. Hopefully that will encourage people to come check out the page. Of course, feel free to add your own email to the RSS feed so you can get alerts any time there is a new post.
The second way is by adding more content. I see this as a community blog so I greatly welcome post from any members at any time. You can either email the post--be it pictures, stories, poems, ideas, or more--to the general email I’ve set up for the blog, which is 615greenblog@gmail.com. Or you can post it yourself--the password for the blog is love2garden. I just ask that posts are friendly.
I’ll also be adding more content myself with a series of rotating weekly features that include:
I look forward to helping make this another great year at the garden!
Thanks,
Donya
My community assignment is the 6/15 Green blog. My goal for this year is to make it a much more active blog and I plan to do this is a couple ways. First, I’m going to add this google groups to the RSS feed for the blog--what that means is that any time there is a new post on the blog, it will be announced to this group. Hopefully that will encourage people to come check out the page. Of course, feel free to add your own email to the RSS feed so you can get alerts any time there is a new post.
The second way is by adding more content. I see this as a community blog so I greatly welcome post from any members at any time. You can either email the post--be it pictures, stories, poems, ideas, or more--to the general email I’ve set up for the blog, which is 615greenblog@gmail.com. Or you can post it yourself--the password for the blog is love2garden. I just ask that posts are friendly.
I’ll also be adding more content myself with a series of rotating weekly features that include:
- Ask a Gardener: where garden members can ask advice on any garden topic. Then, garden members can give responses in the reply section of the blog post. I’m hoping this is a way for new garden members or season gardeners alike to share their valuable knowledge. And if you have a question you want answered, send it to 615greenblog@gmail.com.
- Featured Photo: A photo from the garden--please send photos again to 615greenblog@gmail.com.
- Gardening in Brooklyn: Will feature local websites, stores, people and other great Brooklyn gardening resources.
- Wild Flower: Like a wild card topic--only it’s a garden, so let’s make it a wild flower. Miscellaneous topics, poems, recipes and more.
I look forward to helping make this another great year at the garden!
Thanks,
Donya
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
The Garden Remembers 9/11
Thanks go to Peter Brightbill for the following pictures for this day of remembrence and reflection.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Group Project Day--Morning Glory Removal
Thanks to everyone who helped on Saturday with the group project day!
One of the big jobs done on Saturday was the removal of the morning glories that had started to take over the fence. Here's a post from the group project day organizer Susan Steinbrock about the importance of weeding these out of our garden:
Be aware of the damage morning glories can do when they wrap themselves around other plants. Then there are the seeds which are very prolific and give us a brand new crop every year (see photo to see what these seedlings look like). This year's was exceptionally fruitful since Janet Murray, our past group project day and morning glory squasher, moved to Washington State. She would never let them get past their seedling phase and that's the easiest way to keep the population down. A lot of people like morning glories and I agree they have their place in this world (a great covering for the port-a-san). Their color and flower is very cheerful and they grow really easily. But, along with other invasive plants, they don't belong in places where people are trying to grow other plants nearby. So, the best thing to do is nip it in the bud, as they say, before they flower or even before they get past that seedling stage. They grow really fast once they get going I've seen them this summer in a matter of days, wrapping themselves around many plants in the garden.
One of the big jobs done on Saturday was the removal of the morning glories that had started to take over the fence. Here's a post from the group project day organizer Susan Steinbrock about the importance of weeding these out of our garden:
Be aware of the damage morning glories can do when they wrap themselves around other plants. Then there are the seeds which are very prolific and give us a brand new crop every year (see photo to see what these seedlings look like). This year's was exceptionally fruitful since Janet Murray, our past group project day and morning glory squasher, moved to Washington State. She would never let them get past their seedling phase and that's the easiest way to keep the population down. A lot of people like morning glories and I agree they have their place in this world (a great covering for the port-a-san). Their color and flower is very cheerful and they grow really easily. But, along with other invasive plants, they don't belong in places where people are trying to grow other plants nearby. So, the best thing to do is nip it in the bud, as they say, before they flower or even before they get past that seedling stage. They grow really fast once they get going I've seen them this summer in a matter of days, wrapping themselves around many plants in the garden.
Monday, September 12, 2011
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