Kiku in the Japanese Autumn Garden
If you're going to be in the New York area, don't miss the annual Kiku in the Japanese Autumn Garden exhibition at The New York Botanical Garden. They are going to transform the courtyard into a beautiful Kyoto garden. You'll see flowers and trees such as Japanese maples, Japanese black pines, bamboos, ferns, and different colors of chrysanthemums.
October 17 - November 15, 2009
The New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx (Directions)
The Garden is open year-round, Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Union Square Greenmarket
http://www.cenyc.org/greenmarket
1 Union Square West, New York, NY 10003 (Map)
Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday from 10AM to 6PM
Lots of locally grown fruits & vegetables, flowers, wine, seafood, and baked goods, etc.
Click here to launch a PDF which lists all the Farmers, Fishers and Producers at Union Square.
Some of the great reviews from Yelp:
"This place is a great way to support local growers and producers."
"Then we gulped down some icy, homemade apple cider ($1), and that was absolutely delicious."
The Edible Garden @ New York Botanical Garden
The New York Botanical Garden is hosting a special event called The Edible Garden. This event is all about growing your own vegetables and fruits. Compare to last year, I've grown more vegetables and herbs this season to save on grocery bills. Many New Yorkers don't have acres of land to grow vegetables but I've noticed more and more dwarf varieties are available these days. It is very easy to grow vegetables in containers. Take a look at the "NYBG Plant Talk" widget I added to the right-hand side of this page, you'll find some interesting topics such as "Gardening in Tough Times" and "Vertical Gardening".
So what kinds of vegetables can you grow in containers? Eggplants, tomatoes, peppers, zucchinis, cucmbers, loose-leaf lettuce, and bush beans do very well in containers. Here are some suggestions from NYBG for container vegetable gardening:
Tomato: 'Patio Princess', 'Tumbling Tom', 'Husky Gold', 'Sweet 100', 'Roma', and 'Better Bush Improved'
Bush cucumbers: 'Salad Bush', 'Spacemaster', and 'Fanfare'
Watermelon: 'Bush Sugar Baby'
Cantaloupe: 'Honey Bun'
Pumpkin: 'Baby Bear', and 'Baby Boo'
Carrot: 'Short n' Sweet', and 'Little Finger'
Lettuce: 'Baby Oak'
And of course, a blog post is not the same without pictures, so here are some pictures I took at NYBG. Happy container vegetable gardening!
The New York Botanical Garden
200th St
Bronx, NY 10458
http://www.nybg.org/
