Sunday, February 26, 2012
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
FOOD WEEK AT UC SAN DIEGO
Earl's Garden is so excited to be a part and fully supportive of this week! Its aim is part of a national grassroots campaign to change the American food system to be more humane and sustainable. Please read more at the Food Day site: and check out UC San Diego's Food Week events here!
Please attend the events! Be part of the change!!
Please attend the events! Be part of the change!!
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Summer is ending, Fall is beginning.
Hi friend!
We at Earl's Garden hope that you all had an amazing summer. In just four days, we will be back in swing of things for Fall Quarter, 2011 at UCSD. It should be an exciting new quarter, and we hope you can grow with us.
Our new Fall volunteer times are Mondays and Wednesdays from 2PM - 3:30 PM. We hope you can join us! If these times don't work for you, we can also meet you another time. Please email us at earlsgardenucsd@gmail.com
We are also giving anyone the offer to transplant, get a little piece of land, or gets seeds to grow at home year-round. This is part of the expanding vision of Earl's Garden: to provide resources to encourage at-home gardening and food growth. We hope you take up the offer and develop your green home.
Here's to a new year!
Growing on,
Jessica
We at Earl's Garden hope that you all had an amazing summer. In just four days, we will be back in swing of things for Fall Quarter, 2011 at UCSD. It should be an exciting new quarter, and we hope you can grow with us.
Our new Fall volunteer times are Mondays and Wednesdays from 2PM - 3:30 PM. We hope you can join us! If these times don't work for you, we can also meet you another time. Please email us at earlsgardenucsd@gmail.com
We are also giving anyone the offer to transplant, get a little piece of land, or gets seeds to grow at home year-round. This is part of the expanding vision of Earl's Garden: to provide resources to encourage at-home gardening and food growth. We hope you take up the offer and develop your green home.
Here's to a new year!
Growing on,
Jessica
Monday, September 5, 2011
Summer Harvest
Hi friends! It's been a while since our last post. I (Jessica) have been away for a month and recently visited and worked at the garden. It's really taken shape! The tomatoes are ripening, final beets are growing, the basil is multiplying, and the garden overall is a-buzzin. It's been the most abundant harvest so far, and I can't wait for the future.
We are still discussing the way the garden will operate, organizationally speaking, so if you'd like to offer suggestions or get involved at all, please let us know at earlsgardenucsd@gmail.com
Grow on!
Jessica
We are still discussing the way the garden will operate, organizationally speaking, so if you'd like to offer suggestions or get involved at all, please let us know at earlsgardenucsd@gmail.com
Grow on!
Jessica
Friday, July 15, 2011
Grow these year-round in San Diego!
You can grow these plants fall, winter, spring, and summer in San Diego!
1. Beets
2. Caneberry
3. Carrots
4. Cilantro
5. Onion
6. Radish
7. Spinach
8. Strawberry
9. Turnip
Happy planting :-)
1. Beets
2. Caneberry
3. Carrots
4. Cilantro
5. Onion
6. Radish
7. Spinach
8. Strawberry
9. Turnip
Happy planting :-)
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Putting Signage in a Garden
If any of you have gardens at home or are working on a project where you want to ID plants, below are some ways on how to go about doing this. This information is being provided by the 2011 president of the San Diego/Imperial County chapter of the California Native Plant Society. We are grateful for her sharing with us!!
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There are so many ways to help people ID a plant. See #8 first, then read the rest.
1. You should start by looking at greenhouse and nursery supply catalogs on line. You'll find cheap tongue-depressor like labels (ink fades on them, beware) and nice 3" X 5" double layer aluminum signs are embossed (see 2) that last a very long time, mounted on metal frame and stakes - however both of these kinds of signs are small and are so low to the ground that people can't really see them without getting down on hands and knees. They tend to be pulled up so they can be read and then not put back right. Also see #7
2. Another cheap but durable plant tag available from greenhouse/nursery supplies is double-layer aluminum tags with ties. The plant name is embossed/ impressed into the aluminum using a pointy pen or mechanical pencil without the tip extended. The person writing it must have excellent handwriting for this to work. The tag is then tied to a durable tie materials which is then attached to a twig on the plant as close to eye level as possible using a tie that allows for the twig to grow and expand. . These tags can last for decades. Because they are attached to the plant close to eye level, people usually don't pull them off, but often the plant overgrows the label and you can't find it. The tag tie must be loose enough to not girdle the twig as the twig grows.
3. You can go to a tile workshop and use glazes to write names on the tile and fire the tile. The tile can be set with mortar on a brick then buried at a tilt in the soil. Quite nice, a lot of work and expense. See # 7
4. A very clever artist friend made outdoor labels rolling high quality sculpture clay into 1/2" thick sheets, cutting the sheets to a uniform rectangle, and then using alphabet pasta pressed into the clay to spell the words. When these were fired, the pasta is burned out leaving the shape with a dark stain/tint. Less material cost but a lot of labor. See #7
5. Names can simply painted on stones or bricks, using a durable outdoor enamel after cleaning the surface of the rock or brick, and a masonry seal applied over the paint to give it more longevity.
6. On the expensive end, stones can be inscribed with letters (I'm sure you've seen these with "peace" "harmony" etc.)
7. Any sign may last long after a plant has died and a different one, usually a weed, has replaced it, leaving the weed mislabeled.that is embedded in a heavy concrete footing .
8. For this reason, it's better and easier to make up a bunch of numbers, whatever signage system you =choose, and then make up a print (and of course electronic) list that identifies the plants associated with each number. If a plant dies, reuse the number for another plant and alter the list.
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There are so many ways to help people ID a plant. See #8 first, then read the rest.
1. You should start by looking at greenhouse and nursery supply catalogs on line. You'll find cheap tongue-depressor like labels (ink fades on them, beware) and nice 3" X 5" double layer aluminum signs are embossed (see 2) that last a very long time, mounted on metal frame and stakes - however both of these kinds of signs are small and are so low to the ground that people can't really see them without getting down on hands and knees. They tend to be pulled up so they can be read and then not put back right. Also see #7
2. Another cheap but durable plant tag available from greenhouse/nursery supplies is double-layer aluminum tags with ties. The plant name is embossed/ impressed into the aluminum using a pointy pen or mechanical pencil without the tip extended. The person writing it must have excellent handwriting for this to work. The tag is then tied to a durable tie materials which is then attached to a twig on the plant as close to eye level as possible using a tie that allows for the twig to grow and expand. . These tags can last for decades. Because they are attached to the plant close to eye level, people usually don't pull them off, but often the plant overgrows the label and you can't find it. The tag tie must be loose enough to not girdle the twig as the twig grows.
3. You can go to a tile workshop and use glazes to write names on the tile and fire the tile. The tile can be set with mortar on a brick then buried at a tilt in the soil. Quite nice, a lot of work and expense. See # 7
4. A very clever artist friend made outdoor labels rolling high quality sculpture clay into 1/2" thick sheets, cutting the sheets to a uniform rectangle, and then using alphabet pasta pressed into the clay to spell the words. When these were fired, the pasta is burned out leaving the shape with a dark stain/tint. Less material cost but a lot of labor. See #7
5. Names can simply painted on stones or bricks, using a durable outdoor enamel after cleaning the surface of the rock or brick, and a masonry seal applied over the paint to give it more longevity.
6. On the expensive end, stones can be inscribed with letters (I'm sure you've seen these with "peace" "harmony" etc.)
7. Any sign may last long after a plant has died and a different one, usually a weed, has replaced it, leaving the weed mislabeled.that is embedded in a heavy concrete footing .
8. For this reason, it's better and easier to make up a bunch of numbers, whatever signage system you =choose, and then make up a print (and of course electronic) list that identifies the plants associated with each number. If a plant dies, reuse the number for another plant and alter the list.
A special visit! Kids!
On Sunday, July 10th we had a special visit from a UCSD Professor and her four children, two nieces, and one nephew for a gardening day! Also joining the day was Earl's Garden coordinator's mom and sister! It was full of fun, sun, and harvesting. We hope you can join us this summer!
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