It's been busy over the past week.  I have hardly had time to think about blogging between taking care of my six month old daughter, flying to Vancouver and interviewing gardeners for Urban Roots.


Our cucumber seedling are growing fast. Their germination time was less than a week. Stefano transplanted them today. The problem is we are running out of space and it's too early to put them in the cold frame outside. Perhaps we'll have to set up more lights or start hardening them off by putting them outside in the sunlight for a few hours a day. If we were in Vancouver, this would not be a problem, it's mild. I believe Vancouver is three weeks ahead of the Kootenays for the growing season. 


This last week, I interviewed two Pauls.  The first Paul runs a business called Urban Acres in Nelson. The concept is based off of SPIN farming.  He considers himself a city farmer. The only difference between Paul's farm and a farm in the country is that his farm is scattered across many urban lots. 


I then interviews solar panel Paul. He has three solar collectors on his roof. The heat generated will by used to warm roof top raised garden beds, a green house, the hot water for the house and the cement floor in the basement. He's just installed the roof top garden bed frame, so I'll be tracking his progress over the course of the summer.  You'll have to watch the next episode of Urban Roots to find out more...


I'm now in Vancouver. I got some footage of the Maple Community Garden that runs along the old train  tracks in Kitsilano. I'd like to find out more about the Society Promoting Environmental Conservation that is involved with the gardens. I'll report more on that later...