Thanks For Last Night

Ask and you shall receive.

Thank you to everyone who brought me lemons, and if you need lemons give a hollar. I'm definitely holding.

Food Exchange This Monday

Aloha Gardner's-

Don't forget co-op swap this Monday night. I'll be bringing red leaf lettuce and some other goodies.

I'm hoping to pick up some citrus from someone. I had to buy lemons at the market this week, not only did they look plastic and processed but they were very expensive. Boo on that!

See you Monday, happy growing!

Seeds Available For Trade

Aloha-

Here is a list of seeds I have available for trade. They are all perfect to grow now. If you are interested in any of these let me know.

Golden Detroit Beets (High Mowing Seeds)
Japanese Turnip (Kitazawa Seeds)
Yellow Cylindrical (Baker Creek Heirloom)
Red Cloud Hybrid (Cooks' Garden)
Rat's Tail Radish (Baker Creek Heirloom)
Chioggia Beets (The Cook's Garden)
Flat Of Egypt (Baker Creek Heirloom)

First Harvest

Its not enough to share but its a lot to be excited about. Its the first summer squash I have ever grown. The plant is very compact and does not even need the trellis I put up. The tomato's probably needed another day or so but I was scared something was going to eat them. I ate them 2 seconds after I took this picture.

Happy growing!

Food Exchange Tomorrow!

Hello fellow gardeners tomorrow is another co-op swap. Its growing season so I hope we have good things to share or at least stories of things to come.

Sorry to say I might not make it to the swap. Please have a great time and send pictures if you happen to take any.

and to Lisa and Mauna, I can't wait to hear about your tree planting adventure.

Thanks,
Sasha

Plant Sale In Long Beach

Myself, Adriana, and Fern will be at the Long Beach City College plant sale this Friday. Its my first time going to this sale. I've heard its great. I sure hope so. I can never have enough_____(fill in the blank here).

Annual Plant Sale at PCC April 08 - 11, 2009 Thousands of plants will be on sale April 8 – 11, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., as the Long Beach City College Horticulture Club presents the 37th Annual Open House and Plant Sale in the Horticulture Gardens of the Pacific Coast Campus, 1305 E. Pacific Coast Highway (at the corners of Orange Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway). Available for the public to purchase at low grower prices will be: · Tree & Bush Roses · Shade & Sun Shrubs · Fruit & Shade Trees · Annual & Perennial Bedding Plants · Tomato, Vegetable and Herb Plants · Cacti & Succulents and more! For more information please call David Frattalone at (562) 938-3092 or the Greenhouse at (562) 938-3192. Joining the Horticulture Club for the fourth year will be the Sheet Metal Club selling their metal plasma art, copper planter boxes, copper waterfalls, copper birdhouses, wrought iron furniture, bar-b-ques etc. The sheet metal and wrought iron projects range from yard art stating at a couple of dollars to a wrought iron patio table and chairs for $350. Call Tim Shoemaker at 562-938-3051 for more information. Proceeds from all sales assist with scholarships, field trips, student projects and support.

For more information, please contact the Office of Community Relations & Marketing at (562) 938-4353 or (562) 938-4846.

Last Night's Exchange

Big thanks to everyone who participated. I gave away lots of lettuce and I gained an eggplant seedling and tons of lemons. I will use them all.

After the meeting adjourned there was some talk of people building raised beds and getting rid of their lawns. Its such great news. Eat more homegrown, love that.

Looking forward to next month. I wonder who is going to be the first one with tomatoes. I hope for bushels and bales.

Exchange Tonight

Dont' forget the exchange tonight!

I have lots of empty seed packets to give out along with homegrown red leaf lettuce.

What will you be bringing?

Food Exchange

Don't forget our next exchange is coming up. April 6th we will be there. I know I have some beautiful red leaf lettuce I will be bringing. What about you?

Hope to see you all there.

Things To Do In Your Garden

Unfortunately I have not had time to write any articles for our monthly neighborhood newsletter. Hopefully I will soon find the time.

To hold you over until that happens. Here are a few things that we can do this weekend.

- enrich our soil
- plant edamame
- plant lemon trees
- plant corn

Happy gardening!

Food Exchange Pictures

Thanks to Adriana for taking pictures on Monday night. Thanks to everyone for bringing lots of goodies. I even ended up with a bunch of lemons, loquats and tangerines.

Yay for fruit!

Available For Trade:

Manoa Butterhead lettuce (SK)
Red Leaf Lettuce (SK)

Please email chalkboardcoop@mac.com if you are interested in these yummy items. They will also be available to trade/ pick up at our monthly Wrigley Association meeting.

Available For Trade:

Lemons (SM)
Italian Parsley (SM)

January Food Swap

Happy New Year to all my Wrigley Farmers!

I hope you all have been having a wonderful holiday season. The weather has been perfect for all our root vegetables. Hopefully you have all had a nice winter harvest.

Few things to mention. We have still been having activity on the Chalkboard. Please remember, food exchanges can happen at any time, not just the first Monday of the month. We have had postings for citrus. That would be so refreshing right about now.

And speaking of the food swap I need your help. This is what will make this truly a co-op. I have been unable to make the meetings and I'm sorry to say that its not looking good for the new year. If anyone is willing to set up the table before the Wrigley Association meetings, your help would be appreciated. If you are interested let me know.

The set up is very simple and you do not have to "attend" the table. It runs itself. Let me know and i'll explain the basics to you.

Thanks for your interest in this program and if you are available to help with our table that would be great. Next swap is this monday the 5th.

Have a great New Year!

Fresh Crop

Picture of Adriana's harvest:
12/5/08

Winter Is Here

All the rain we have been getting will certainly help our crops. Can't wait to see what everyone is growing. If you have a successful crop please send pictures I would love to post them for you.

Available For Trade:

Tangerine's (FC)
Limes (GM)

As always, please email me if you are interested. You do not have to have anything to trade. We take I.O.U.'s and pink slips. :)

email:

chalkboardcoop@mac.com

Available For Trade:

Fresh oranges and lemons (LB)

Orange Marmalade anyone? Makes a great Christmas present! :)

Fall Planting

What to do in your garden now.

• sew beets
  
• carrots
• chard and other greens
  
• fava beans
• onions
  
• peas
  
• turnips
  
• broccoli
  
• cabbage
  
• cauliflower
  
• lettuce

Tonightʻs Exchange

Dont forget tonight is the Food Exchange. This week I will have lots of yellow and white iris for trade. I dug them up yesterday. Now is the perfect time to plant.

See you tonight.