News from the Edible Demo Garden

Spring is here and plants in the Edible Demo Garden are beginning to bloom. Not all the blooming plants in the garden are edible crops some are there for their flowers.

The soil in the Edible Demo Garden gets a lot of attention. Compost and organic amendments are added regularly. Moisture levels are monitored, and rainwater is supplemented with drip irrigation and hand watering.

The rain in February flooded the areas around the garden beds in the Edible Demo Garden. Volunteers were busy digging trenches to redirect the water away from the planted areas and salvaging any crops that were still productive.

While the rains limited some of the garden work during January, it was the perfect time to assess the condition of the garden beds and plan for the spring and summer crops.

While artichokes may not be on every gardeners cool season vegetable list, they are fun to grow, and December is the right time to plant them for an early spring crop.

After the fall harvest was over, it was time to clean up and replenish the soil in the Edible Demo Garden. Healthy soil is fundamental to the success of the next seasons crops.

There is always room for eggplant in the summer Edible Demo Garden. Its an attractive well-behaved plant that doesnt sprawl or climb and it thrives in...

The summer harvest was in full swing in the Edible Demo Garden in September. Volunteers harvested beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, peppers, and lots of summer squash...

Setting up straw bales for growing spring and summer veggies has become an annual event in the Edible Demonstration Garden. Over the years, a number of different edibles have been tried in the straw bales but the most successful have been....

Located in a corner of the Indian Valley College Organic Farm and Garden, the MMG Edible Demonstration Garden was created in 2016 by Marin Master Gardeners in collaboration with IVC to build knowledge and provide hands on experience in organically growing a variety of edible plants.