Last week I was interviewed by reporter Bobbi Barbarich from the West Kootenay Weekender newspaper. She is writing an article on practical 'how-to' gardening tips. She came across Urban Roots in stores in Nelson and asked me and the characters featured in Urban Roots on what people could be doing in the garden right now. I suggested starting seedlings indoors and setting up cold frames outside. Bobbi shared an interesting website with me, which I would like to share with you. It's called You Grow Girl and it is a great resource for novice gardeners. Gayla Trail outlines simple steps on gardening vegetables and flowers with an easy to follow, humorous style.
Well, the seedlings are really thriving now that they are happy and warm indoors. But we are totally out of space. Stefano will continue working on the greenhouse/shed outside so we can move more plants out of the house. We'll insure it's warmer than the cold frame so that we don't loose any more seedlings. They seem happy in an environment of 10 degrees celsius or higher.
urbanrootsgarden.com, “Urban Roots,” a ‘how-to’ inspirational documentary on urban vegetable gardening.
Three dynamic gardeners are profiled who share their personal stories on living a more self-sustainable lifestyle. They provide tours of their garden while discussing practical information on how to grow specific crops. The gardeners cover the basics from preparing soil to harvest, provide new ideas on veggies to grow, and discuss raising chickens in the city. The documentary was filmed entirely in Nelson, profiles Nelson gardeners and features the music of Adham Shaikh. The running time of the film is 40 minutes.