Two Sundays ago, April 6th, Compost for Brooklyn (Newkirk Avenue and East 8th Street) hosted a tree giveaway. The Brooklyn College Garden’s coordinator Sigrun made all of the necessary arrangements to reserve a fig tree. On giveaway were ornamental pear… Continue Reading →
On March 15th, 2014 a lottery was held to determine which plots would be assigned to both new and returning gardeners. Returning gardeners were asked if anything remained in their 2013 plot that it be moved to their new location… Continue Reading →
Broccoli likes a lot of fertility, plenty of water and cooler temperatures, which is why your spring plantings might start to look ragged towards August. If this has been your experience, try doing a planting of broccoli for fall harvests…. Continue Reading →
Last year the college that I work at had some extra trees/shrubs from a construction project and asked if the garden had space to give them a home. We sure did! But, this was some of the back story that… Continue Reading →