Hello
Gardeners!
I
hope your gardens are doing well. My peas are almost ready to pick! Maybe yours
are too. If you are able, leave some pea pods on the vine to save for seed.
Peas must ripen on the vine until the pods are brown and the peas rattle inside
the pods, about a month after harvesting others for eating. If you harvest them
too early they won’t be viable. If the weather is wet when it comes time to
harvest the peas you can pull the vines and let them dry in a well ventilated
area until they are dry.
Here
is a wonderful way to use potted plants. They are the audience at a musical
quartet performance! Check it out:
Minnesota Grown
Directory Free Copies
Every
year the Minnesota Grown Directory
is published with information on Minnesota farmers selling to the public,
products available, pick your own, CSAs, organic certifications, hours and
directions to get to the farms, etc. This directory is free and the WBL library
has lots of copies.
You
can request a copy for pickup by calling the White Bear Lake library at
651-724-6007 Press 3.
Seed Requests
Do you still need
seeds? If so, send me an email. We can arrange a pickup time. Check the
blogsite for the list of available seeds.
Save Seeds
Don’t forget to save
seeds for the seed library! If you have seeds to donate, hold on to them for
now and store them in a cool, dry location. Place them in a paper envelope with
the name of the seeds, date and general location. Later I will let you know how
to actually donate the seeds.
Classes
The
website with classes hosted by the Ramsey Master gardeners:
Happy
Gardening,
Pam
Contact info for the
Seed Library:
Email:
wblseedlibrary@gmail.com
Blog
site: WBL Seed Library
