Note: The Garden Newsletter is an internal newsletter sent to employees of TS Designs on a weekly basis. It’s purpose is to keep the team connected with activity happening in the Company Garden. TS Designs believes in supporting this endeavor as a way to stay connected to the ground and to provide an added benefit to each team member (fresh, organic produce). We’ve posted it to our blog so that you can share in our Company’s adventure in gardening, learn gardening tips and enjoy the great recipes that we share with each other!
It’s amazing how quickly the garden is yielding yummy-goodness!
Right now, there’s spinach, lettuce, swiss chard and kale ready for harvesting!
HARVESTING TIPS:
1. Pick leaves as close to the stem as possible.
2. Start with the bigger leaves that are towards the bottom of the plant. The itty-bitties in the middle are still a-growin’ and need a little more time.
3. Lettuce greens like being picked — as you harvest leaves, they’ll grow more!
4. Pick between 2 to 4 leaves per harvesting session — we don’t want to leave the plant bare.
DO YOU HAVE A LITTLE TIME TO SPARE?
If you have 10 minutes and can get out to the garden area this week, we encourage you to do it! There are a few weeds feeding off the good soil and we need to pick them.
TIP: Pull carefully so that you can get them by the roots. Getting rid of a few weeds while you’re harvest a few leaves for a dinner salad would be GREAT!!
If you get out there today, keep in mind that the ground is pretty soggy…so be careful!
COMING SOON!
The potatoes, broccoli and onions are still growing. We’ll keep you posted when they’re ready!
Eric plans to stop by this weekend to get tomatoes, okra, cucumbers and eggplant in the ground. If you have a little extra time this weekend and don’t mind helping out, follow up with Eric to coordinate a time.
**If you have any questions or want to know how you can help, send me a holler!