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Indoor Container Victory Garden – Eggplant
During #WW1 and #WW2, home gardens produced up to 40% of the produce in the U.S. With costs of living skyrocketing and supply issues increasing, it is time to get back to self-sufficiency. It is also a great learning experience and hobby. This species of eggplant produces 3-4″ round mauve eggplants. It is perfect for grilling, frying, stuffing … Continue reading Indoor Container Victory Garden – Eggplant
Indoor Container Victory Garden – Lettuce
During #WW1 and #WW2, home gardens produced up to 40% of the produce in the U.S. With costs of living skyrocketing and supply issues increasing, it is time to get back to self-sufficiency. It is also a great learning experience and hobby. Lettuce is one of the easiest vegetables to grow in pots. Their rooting is shallow; but … Continue reading Indoor Container Victory Garden – Lettuce
Indoor Container Victory Garden – Carrots
During #WW1 and #WW2, home gardens produced up to 40% of the produce in the U.S. With costs of living skyrocketing and supply issues increasing, it is time to get back to self-sufficiency. It is also a great learning experience and hobby. Carrots are shade tolerant. So you don’t necessarily need grow lights for them. … Continue reading Indoor Container Victory Garden – Carrots
Victory Gardens
During #WW1, President Woodrow Wilson called on U.S. citizens to grow their own food to supplement their food supply. People were asked to work every bit of land possible to produce their own food. Food production had fallen dramatically because most agricultural labor joined the military and the U.S. entered a food shortage. During #WW2, … Continue reading Victory Gardens
#MorrisCty It’s Garden Time!
Parsippany facility is behind the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy at 500 West Hanover Avenue, Parsippany 07054. Click here for directions. Grow a Victory Garden Eggplant Lettuce Carrots Composting for your Home Gardens Indoor Gardening Growing and Storing Fresh Produce Lavender as a Crop
Designing a Backyard Farm Garden with Morris Parks!
In this program, staff will cover design, setting, light requirements, critters and more. We will also supply some seeds! Date: Thursday, March 9 Time: 7 pm – 8 pm Location: Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, 73 Kahdena Road, Morristown, NJ 07960 Cost: $10 per person. Contact: Preregistration is required. For more information, call 973-326-7645. Register here. Morris … Continue reading Designing a Backyard Farm Garden with Morris Parks!
An Emergent Reason to Garden Now
February 3rd, 2023, a train derailment occurred in Ohio. The derailment released large amounts of chlorine gas. Ohio has 10 million acres of farmland and is part of our U.S. food belt. High levels of chlorine in the soil is toxic to plants. High levels of chlorine in waterways is toxic to fish. There is … Continue reading An Emergent Reason to Garden Now
Garden Sprouts with Morris Parks
Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 East Hanover Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960 Wednesday, January 4: Emerald Evergreens – Why do some plants go dormant and other plants stay evergreen? Sprouts will go for a winter walk to see which trees are still green. Wednesday, January 18: Beautiful Bark – Put on your…bark? The flowers and leaves may be gone, but the coat of … Continue reading Garden Sprouts with Morris Parks
#Denville – Our Library Grows – Our Garden is Safe
A Letter from Mayor Andes I would like to give you a little background regarding the proposed library expansion. In today’s modern world, it is important to make the distinction between modern libraries and the libraries of the past, which were often cold buildings filled with books and coin operated copy machines. With the advent … Continue reading #Denville – Our Library Grows – Our Garden is Safe