With the arrival of winter weather in northern Illinois, Dr. Z completed data collection for the 2022 growing season- the 11th season of data collection for his study that measures the sustainability benefits of urban food growing. This year, he…
What’s New in my Garden: September 2015
Hello! It has been several months since I last posted about what is new in my garden. Over the summer of 2015, I gave the garden a rest and focused on reaching out to the community with the exciting results from…
What’s New in my Garden: April-July 2015
The winter gardening season in south Florida has ended and my vegetable garden is now resting (and so am I) over the summer. From time to time, I will be traveling throughout the United States and posting updates in my personal…
What’s New in my Garden: March 2015
The garden is beginning to be stressed from the increasingly stronger sun and longer, drier days. March is usually the last good month of our growing season and the longer-season vegetables are now being harvested. Below are some pictures of…
What’s New in my Garden: February 2015
Hello Fellow Gardeners and Want-To-Be-Gardeners! The garden is flourishing and I have the pictures to prove it! Take a photographic journey below: Left Picture: radicchio (right) next to napa cabbage (left). Right Picture: fennel Left:…
What’s New in my Garden: January 2015
Hello! January was a wonderful month in my backyard food garden. In south Florida, our gardens are producing most abundantly this time of year. Below are pictures of some of what I have been harvesting. This includes tomatoes. I have…
What’s New in my Garden: December 2014
Hello from my backyard food garden! The vegetables are growing well in spite of the abnormally dry weather we have had over the past six weeks. I harvested my first plantings of beans and replanted the space with nailon…
What’s New in my Garden: November 2014
The garden is growing very well! I have already had my first harvest of beans and other vegetables that I planted in August. After harvest, I replanted. Below are some pictures of the changes. Above- dry bean harvest. These are…
What’s New in my Garden: October 2014
The garden is full and beginning to produce! Below are some pictures from my garden over the past couple of weeks. The picture to the left is a view of some of my garden beds. The plants you see are dry…
What’s New in my Garden: September 2014
Hello! It’s September in southern Florida and it is time to plant the winter garden! I left the garden rest over the summer. This gave me a chance to reflect on how I had been gardening the past seven years…