We grow organic vegetables from October to May each year. Our Summer months are the off season. We will be back in the Fall
We grow organic vegetables from October to May each year. Our Summer months are the off season. We will be back in the Fall
What to plant in September
September is still Hurricane Season in our part of the world. So we do not want to invest too much time, money, and energy in a garden just yet. Instead, this is a good time to plan and start piling up good organic materials for making your Fall garden or mulching your garden and making a new compost pile. A fun way to make a new garden in the summer is to make a lasagna garden.
Lasagna Gardening is a way to layer materials (like in a lasagna) over and over until you have a raised garden that will decompose into a great veggie or herb garden. All you need to do is collect different materials to layer in your space. Each layer should be 1-4 inches deep. You can use layers of leaves, grass clippings, compost, soil, newspaper, small sticks and mulch, peat moss, manure, wood ash, etc. It is best to wait a few months after making a lasagna garden before planting into it. So it is a perfect Summer project!
September is also a good time to plant some perennial trees or bushes as the rain (this is rainy season, for sure) can help with transplants.
Please check out our instagram for lots of great tips @greenflamingoorganics
For each of the CSA Season weeks you will receive local, seasonal and delicious vegetables from Green Flamingo and neighboring farms to fill your dinner table. Our fields at Green Flamingo are full of the most beautiful and fresh organic food that you can find!
We are so pleased to announce that one of our farm family members is starting her own small farm adventure. Katie Harper is the smiling face who greets our community at Farmers Market. It has been our privilege to learn and grow with her for several years. Now she is branching out on her own with The Sprout Stand
NSB native, Elizabeth Dannemiller Merachnik, owns and operates Green Flamingo Organics. After gardening at Organic Farms across the country through WWOOF USA, Liz has come back to her home town to help bring organic produce to her community.
We are dedicated to making sure that all people in our community have the right to organic produce. In 2020 we started the Giving Garden, a garden space where 100% of the produce goes to our local food bank (Gifts of Love in Edgewater). If you want to get involved- contact us.