Gardening at night

Well, my little gardeners and gardenettes, it was a busy weekend at the old homestead. We finished filling Melissa's raised bed. Did I mention that it takes copious amounts of dirt to build a garden? That sounds like it could be a catchy book title - It Takes a @$#!load of Dirt to Build a Garden. Melissa planted the plants that had sprouted and begin sprouting the other seeds (go go little plastic greenhouse!), so we are both looking forward to a bountiful harvest from our two gardens. The plants in my garden are doing quite well. I haven't planted the datils yet as they are rather slow in growing in the peat pots. I did find a new liquid organic fertilizer that I have tried on my garden. Terracycle is the maker. The containers are recycled soda bottles and the fertilizer is made primarily of worm castings. The company also has a recycling program for their bottles where they make a charitable donation for each bottle returned to them. Sounds like a great company, I'll keep you updated on how their product works.

As I mentioned in my previous post, I ordered Plenty by Alisa Smith and J.B. Mackinnon, the originators of the 100 Mile Diet. I received my book and so far it's really rather interesting. The book details, very amusingly, the attempt (a successful one as of page 107, anyway) to eat only food that originated within 100 miles of where the authors live in British Columbia. As you can imagine, the authors face a number of challenges in obtaining palatable food. The basic idea behind the 100 mile diet is to eat food that originated within 100 miles of where you live. The 100 Mile Diet website has several tips to help you get started. Click on the link on the sidebar for more information. I think the concept is a fantastic one, however I can see it being rather challenging depending on where one lives. Hopefully, by my next post, I will have finished the book, and will have the definitive review for you.

So, stay tuned for "I would walk 100 miles, or would I?"