With the shortening days and the dropping temperatures, Vella Gardens is gracefully transitioning away from Summer and showing the beautiful signs of a quickly approaching Fall. We are busy harvesting the rewards of the season's bounty and getting the cottage ready for some fun Fall events.
Organically grown flowers, vegetables and herbs.
Two of my favorite Fall blooming perennials, Japanese Anemone and Aster, are making an appearance.
Even this late in the season, the warm temperatures of the greenhouse are allowing me to grow purple basil and calendula seedlings. The chives and sedums seem to like the warmth too.
The cooler days and even cooler nights make the Swiss Chard and other greens extremely happy. Now is a good time to replant cool weather lovin' greens like spinach, lettuces, chards and kale.
My pumpkin patch has created some little organic pumpkins. I love them. I bet you do too. In order to ensure that the pumpkins will keep until Halloween, they must be cured at warm temperatures and then stored in a cool, dry space. Per the advice of my farmer friend, keeping the pumpkins out in the sun for a week does the curing trick.
Other exciting news: Starting Saturday, Sept 24, the lovely Nikolai Blinow will be teaching a 6 week, outdoor yoga series on the chakras. Classes will be held at Vella Gardens, from 10:30 until 11:00 am at 1 Alfred Stone Rd. in Pawtucket. The series will be designed so that students who come every week will build on their understanding, yet will also be conducive to those who can only drop-in for a few classes. All levels are welcome!!!
