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| Goodbye organic home garden 2009. hello, garden 2010! - Examiner Posted: 28 Oct 2009 03:42 PM PDT Most home gardeners I know take the dread out of planting next spring's garden by doing the grunge, clean-up work in the fall---from removing pooped-out plants to putting away gardening tools. Then, come spring, the plot is ready to till and plant. I dig that kind of clean-up wisdom. Sort of puts me in mind of cleaning up the kitchen after a dinner party. Who doesn't dread being greeted the next morning by a sink full of dishes, utensils, pots and pans with dried-on food, crumbs on the table, chairs and floor? Last Saturday, a nice, rain-free fall day finally dawned in Central Minnesota, the kind that beckons us outdoors. We obeyed the beckoning, and headed out to the garden spot for a little happy ho-ho-hoeing and digging. Clean-up work isn't as conducive to idle chit-chat as it is to good hard-core thinking. As I put my back into the task of hoeing, I daydreamed what fellow gardeners probably dream---a technicolor movie playing on my mental movie screen of us tilling and planting, an effort with a payoff of a lush garden space filled with an abundant crop of succulent, tasty fruits and veggies. Enough even to pass around to friends and neighbors. In a little more than 90 minutes, the earth was freed of dead stuff, weeds included, all crammed into waste bags the city will pick up. While I dug and hoed, I'd spied quite a few squirmy worms, working the land on our behalf.. A nearby black walnut tree had deposited a hefty amount of its leaves, which we raked and arranged on top of the garden. Food for the soil!
Between now and January, we'll figure out what varieties we want to eat next year. An editor/publisher I know finds that his planning/pre-planting efforts are the perfect antidote to ward off mid-winter blues and blahs. As we did this year, we'll map out on paper where to place the plants, making sure we rotate the crops. (Linda Larson supplies guidance in, "Grow It, Eat It." Read my review if you're thinking of buying this handy sidekick.) For now, all I know for certain is: we'll buy organic bedding plants from the Good Earth Food Co-op in St. Cloud, we'll start some plants from Seeds of Change organic seeds…and we may take a friend's recommendation to buy seeds from Seed Savers Garden's clean, plans are fixed for next year, and so my gardening tale ends...with a wistful goodbye to 2009, along with a hearty thanks for feeding us pretty well.. This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
| Home & Garden calendar - Everett Herald Posted: 22 Oct 2009 12:05 AM PDT This week Tours and Events Arboretum audio tours: Rent headphones and an MP3 player loaded with information and tour the grounds, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily from UW Center for Urban Horticulture, headquarters for UW Botanic Gardens, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; $6 plus $50 damage deposit; 206-543-8616; www.uwbotanicgardens.org. GAR Cemetery tour: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 24, 8602 Riverview Road, Snohomish; $5 Snohomish Historical Society members, $10 public; cash or check only; 360-568-5235; www.blackmanhouse.org. Harvest fair: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24 and 25, Wight's Home & Garden, 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; games and coloring contest both days; 10 a.m. Saturday centerpiece demonstration for adults; 11 a.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday autumn container planting demonstration for adults; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday kids' Halloween party with costume contest, penny hunt; 425-775-3636; www.wights.com. Hayster celebration: Noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 24 and 25, My Garden, 17414 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek; vegetable ski jump, Hayster hunt, Horticultural House of Horrors and more fall family fun; free; 425-402-1842; www.mygardennursery.com. Seattle Home Show 2: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, today through Oct. 25, Qwest Field Event Center, 1000 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle; $3 to $9, free under age 7; residential solar power systems, rain gardens and other environmental features, plus remodeling information; 425-467-0960; www.seattlehomeshow.com. Classes Christianson's Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821; www.christiansonsnursery.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. n Interactive mosaic workshop, 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 24; $35, make reservations at 360-466-3821. Distinctive Interior Designs: Events at various locations; 425-238-3678; www.distinctiveinteriordesigns.net. Register and attend classes at Lake Stevens School District Educational Service Center, 12309 22nd St. NE, 425-335-1500; www.lkstevens.wednet.edu; or Marysville Library, 6120 Grove St., 360-363-8400; www.marysvillewa.gov, as noted. n Earth-friendly home organizing and interior design, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 27, room A, Lake Stevens site; $20. Evergreen Arboretum & Gardens: Legion Park, 145 Alverson Blvd., Everett; 425-257-8597; www.evergreenarboretum.com. n Putting your garden to bed, 10 to 11 a.m. Oct. 24. Home Depot: Free workshops at all local branches; 800-553-3199; www.homedepot.com. n Energy-efficient light bulbs and other lighting upgrades, 1 p.m. Oct. 24. n Interior painting, 10 a.m. Saturdays. n Tiling floors and walls, 11 a.m. Saturdays. n How to install crown molding, 1 p.m. Sundays. n Family fire safety, 2 p.m. Sundays. Wight's Home & Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-775-3636; www.wights.com. All classes are free. n Harvest centerpiece demonstration, 10 a.m. Oct. 24. n Autumn container planting demonstration, 11 a.m. Oct. 24, repeated at 3 p.m. Oct. 25. WSU Island County Extension/Beach Watchers Shore Stewards: 121 N. East Camano Drive, Camano Island; 360-387-3443, ext. 258; www.beachwatchers.wsu.edu. n Making sense of solar presentation, 7 p.m. Oct. 28, Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 N. East Camano Drive, Camano Island; free. Plant sales Washington Park Arboretum: 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; 206-325-4510; www.arboretumfoundation.org. Pat Calvert Greenhouse sells arboretum collection plants 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays. Coming up Tours and Events Fall berry and color tour: 1 p.m. Oct. 31, Christianson's Nursery and Greenhouse, 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; free; 360-466-3821; www.christiansonsnursery.com; an optional tea event in La Conner Flats Granary follows; $12; reservations required at 360-466-3190. "The Once and Future Arboretum": Open house 5:30 p.m., lecture 7 p.m. Oct. 29, UW Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle; $25 per person; make reservations at 206-543-0540; www.uwalum.com, "events" link. Plant sales Meerkerk Gardens: 3531 Meerkerk Lane, Greenbank, Whidbey Island; 360-678-1912; www.meerkerkgardens.org. Autumn rhododendron sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Classes Emery's Garden: 2829 164th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-743-4555; www.emerysgarden.com. Classes are free unless otherwise noted. n Tree and shrub pruning weekend, 11 a.m. Oct. 31, repeated at noon Nov. 1 and 1 p.m. Nov. 4; get tool care and pruning tips. Home Depot: Free workshops at all local branches; 800-553-3199; www.homedepot.com. n How to look for leaks and how to insulate your home, Oct. 31. WSU Snohomish County Extension: McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett; 425-338-2400, ext. 5500; www.snohomish.wsu.edu. n Horticulture professional training, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 7 through March 18, plus Feb. 20; $500 for series, application due by 5 p.m. Oct. 30 to 600 128th St. SE, Everett, WA 98208; details at 425-338-2400, ext. 5500. n Master gardener training, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 7 through March 25, $150 for series, application due by Oct. 31 to 600 128th St. SW, Everett; download application at tinyurl.com/ycqawr4, or send self-addressed envelope with 78 cents postage to WSU Extension Master Gardener, 600 128th St. SE, Everett, WA 98208. This content has passed through fivefilters.org.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| "Reloaded" Celtics try to stir up Garden crowd - ESPN.com Posted: 28 Oct 2009 03:42 PM PDT BOSTON -- Greetings from the TD Garden, where the Boston Celtics host the Charlotte Bobcats in their home opener Wednesday night. As we wait for the locker rooms to open for pregame media access, here's a few notes: Reloaded: The Celtics have distributed 20,000 green T-shirts with the team logo and the slogan "Reloaded" on most seatbacks inside the arena. Celtics team president Rich Gotham said, "The entire organization shares the same excitement and anticipation as our fans as we tip off the 2009-10 season in pursuit of Banner 18." The Celtics will be looking for a green-out inside the Garden to kick off the season. A "Reloaded" marketing campaign launches Wednesday night and will be prevalent throughout the season on TV and radio. Pierce on the mike: Celtics captain Paul Pierce, entering his 12th season in Boston, will address the fans from center court before the game. Pregame walk-through: The parquet was closed a couple of hours before tipoff as the Celtics held a team walk-through. The Celtics normally will not have morning shootarounds on game days, particularly in a situation like Wednesday night when they play back-to-back (the Celtics opened the season Tuesday in Cleveland). The team instead met for about a half-hour to run through strategy. On the court: When the court opened up to media, big men Kendrick Perkins and Shelden Williams were working with assistant coach Clifford Ray at one end of the floor, while Lester Hudson took feeds from newly minted director of basketball development Tyronn Lue and shot perimeter jumpers at the other end. Getting lucky: As part of the festivities, the Celtics will unveil a new Lucky mascot and a new dunk show that will feature the "Lucky Dunkmobile" Berklee College of Music student Joelle James will sing the national anthem New Kids on the Block's Danny Wood will be honored as the Heroes Among Us Award recipient for his dedication to fighting breast cancer. Schedule: The Celtics' locker room is expected to be open about 90 minutes before tipoff and coach Doc Rivers will address the media around 6:40 p.m. We'll pass along news and notes here in the blog, but if you want the updates a little faster, you can follow me on Twitter. Sort comments by: Most Recent | First Posted This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
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