So I got (re)inspired last week at the Tacoma Kickoff for the new community gardens. Kristen (the city’s facilitator) was talking about how gardening is an amazing way to experience an intimate connection with the earth – the best – and it sunk in. I try to achieve that through running long distance over trails, or skiing down mountains – and those work – but there’s something even deeper about sitting in one place and being with plants as they grow from dry seeds into harvest. So, as soon as I got back from our trip to Smith Rock and Mt Hood… I got back into the garden.
peas on tuesday
I planted the 2nd row of peas, put in a row of beans, scattered some radishes where the lettuce didn’t grow, and then mowed the whole yard (with an antique “acoustic” push-mower) and weeded Plot #2. Picked up some more Cedar Grove tonight… ready to plant Plot 2 tomorrow with Rosie’s tomatoes and more lettuce.
Plot 2 ready to go
Next week: Plot 3 gets last year’s broccoli (still flowering exuberantly) taken out, compost added, and planted with squash. Yum!
Plot 1: peas & lettuce
