Fw: Veggie Plant Sale at Adams Corner, PV, this Saturday, May 24, 9-12

[Grace m. Ho]

Zinsser-community-gardeners,

This is to let you know that my sister, Betsy Ho, will be selling her vegetable starters this

Saturday, May 24th per the attached if any of you want to take an up-country drive or want to attend the Grange "Bug" talk or walk. 

You will be satisfied; I've bought her starters in the past and they are winners! 

Happy Gardening!

Grace Ho

Hi Friends,

As some of you may know, I moved to Sullivan County this spring in the
hope of growing on more land. I am currently working on a 10,000
square foot garden for my housemates and me. The climate is a bit
cooler up here, just below the Catskill mountains and over the
Shawangunk mountain range.

The property used to be owned by a woman who rented to seasonal
anglers, drawn by the bountiful Bashakill wetlands (conserved now by
the DEC) and the Neversink River. It also had an orchard and cattle on
its land some time ago. I'm learning about the soil makeup of this
land--it seems that is acidic from the many pines, rich in copper and
phosphorous (most likely due to heavy fertilizer and insecticide from
years past), and deficient in essential minerals. So it will take some
time to restore the soil.

In the meanwhile, I am growing plants for sale.

On Saturday, May 24, I will be selling my veggie starts from 9 am to 12 pm.
Cherry tomatoes, mesclun mixes, broccoli, cauliflower. I would love to see you!

If you are available, please attend Wilson Chang's talk on beneficial
and pesky insects at 2 pm at the Grange. Register at
www.putnamvalleygrange.org/backyard.

Here's a nice writeup on craigslist:
http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/grd/4453070203.html

Where: Putnam Valley Grange, Adams Corner at Mill Street and Peekskill
Hollow Road
When: May 24, Saturday. Plant sale: 9-12. Bug talk: 2-4.

Lettuce love 'n' peas,

Betsy Ho
845.603.6220 mobile