Today I started working on a plot at the Bay-Eagle Community Garden in Alameda. This all came about because one of my coworkers has been tending this plot for years, but she wanted someone to share the plot with her and she offered me an 8’ x 4’ raised bed. I’ve wanted to garden for years and was excited about the possibility.
Konami, my coworker, suggested I start by amending the soil, so I mixed in to the existing soil some compost, humus, and top soil. Now, I’m going to let it sit for a couple weeks. I did plan a couple of left over flowers that I couldn’t fit on my balcony and one of the community gardeners gave me a couple brandy wine tomato plants which I also planted.
After the garden, I went to Vine and Thompson for coffee and to read “Second Nature” by Michael Pollan. Vine and Thompson is a beautiful nursery in Alameda with a coffee and pastry shop in the nursery. Here are some pictures of the nursery.
1 comment:
I want to be there!
Hey, glad the blog is back--I had almost given up on you. :-)
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