Monday I received a call from Carol Lamphier at Hillside Gardens (http://www.hillsidegardens.biz/) to let me know she had some extra plants she wanted to donate to the community gardens. I thought it might be a couple of flats, which was thrilling enough to me, so imagine my delight when over half the bed of my truck was filled with tomatoes, cabbage, Romaine lettuce and parsley! Such a wonderful gift! She had the tomatoes soaking in water to keep them hydrated, and I kept my speeds below 60mph so everything transported without a problem.
Last night I took a few hours planting them in the RCH plots, as well as the one for the Park Place residents. There are a lot of the special grape tomatoes that are perfect for snacking. I think they'll be ideal for seniors' lunches. The 'Stonehedge' variety of cabbage is a solid standby, so we should have plenty of heads to give to the food bank and any charitable organization who has a need for a lot of slaw! I planted the 28 Romaine plants near the squash given to us. This way they'll be long gone by the time the squash overtake their area, but at least something is growing in the now empty space.
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