I agree that whatever date or dates are chosen should be a planetwide event. Whether we are harvesting, preparing our beds, planting, or dreaming; it is all part of the process. We garden not only because we love our havest; we do it because being part of the growing is important to us.
So, pick any day and we'll mulch, weed, harvest, and look at delightful seed catalogs. I got my first catalog yesterday and 4 inches of snow last night.
Everett McDonald - 2 years ago
The idea of two in each year, one in spring to correspond to northern
hemisphere planting and southern hemisphere harvest and vice versa
in fall is a great idea.
I like the idea of 2 kitchen garden days a year to sort of coincide with harvest festivals.
We usually get together share great food, garden stories, swap seeds and plants or cuttings.
Tim Pearson - 2 years ago
Sorry muddled me Soltices with me Equinoxes, very painful. (See above) Tim
Tim Pearson - 2 years ago
Aug is either mid summer in the northern hemisphere or mid winter here in the southern hemisphere. Australia's climate is so diverse that mid winter in tropical areas is peak veggie growing time and frosty in other areas and not much happening in the veggie garden. A good compromise so that this can become a world event is to actually have 2 days a year as suggested by my fellow Aussie gardener that we celebrate the two soltices, March and Sept then we celebrate both Autumn and Spring depending on which hemisphere you are in. So planting and harvesting. Regards Tim
Dr. D K Sadana - 2 years ago
Continue with same. A change might make some feel little better; but would offend others already used to the existing date. Do we gain anything by changing the date? Already all are participating happily. I want the same date for it's historical value; whenever whosoever decided the date be accepted by all.
Dian Ong - 2 years ago
How about two celebrations - May and August?
David Karanja - 2 years ago
Early may work best,it coincide with long rain season especially here in East Africa.This is a good time for constructing and planting new kitchen gardens.
Earl B - 2 years ago
In the mid-atlantic states of the U.S., the traditional, safe (no frost) planting
date is Mother's day, in early to mid may. The Saturday before mom's day might
be nice.
As suggested, for the southern hemisphere it would be more of a celebration of
harvest. What a better way to celebrate our Mother Earth? (uh oh, is my 1960's
upbringing showing??)
David E. Kelley - 2 years ago
I agree with every day. For me, in North Texas, U.S.A., Early July is when tomatoes are ripening and that makes it special for me.
It is good to actually see the differing seasons acknowledged. There are so many gardening sites that are so "north" focussed that they become irrelevant to me in the Southern hemisphere. http://kapundagarden.blogspot.com/
For the same reaason, it will be hard to find a time of year that works for everyone.
I agree with India, that every day is a celebration for kitchen gardeners. Perhaps regular celebrations associated with the solstice/equinox dates might be more appropriate... the amount of light (or the lack of it) has been always significant to anyone who grows food, especially if this is out of necessity.
Paul - 2 years ago
As a Mainer, I take special delight in seeing fully mature gardens, which doesn't take place until mid-to-late August where we live - and doesn't last too long. There really just isn't much to see in late May or early June.
May/June should be starting to get a bit cold in the Southern Hemisphere as we enter winter, so I would prefer earlier in the year - Spring in the Northern Hemisphere and Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Alternatively, keep it on 4th Sunday in August - though we are not quite out of winter in the South by then.
andrea - 2 years ago
One idea would be to alternate the date each year to allow the largest number of people to participate. Some planting and some harvesting each year.
Jody Maher - 2 years ago
I am the class garden manager at Granny's Garden School in Loveland, Ohio, USA. We use the gardens to supplement classroom curriculum to 45 classes in grades 1-4. The middle to end of May coincides beautifully with our salad harvest from seeds our students plant in mid-March.
I agree that whatever date or dates are chosen should be a planetwide event. Whether we are harvesting, preparing our beds, planting, or dreaming; it is all part of the process. We garden not only because we love our havest; we do it because being part of the growing is important to us.
So, pick any day and we'll mulch, weed, harvest, and look at delightful seed catalogs. I got my first catalog yesterday and 4 inches of snow last night.
The idea of two in each year, one in spring to correspond to northern
hemisphere planting and southern hemisphere harvest and vice versa
in fall is a great idea.
I like the idea of 2 kitchen garden days a year to sort of coincide with harvest festivals.
We usually get together share great food, garden stories, swap seeds and plants or cuttings.
Sorry muddled me Soltices with me Equinoxes, very painful. (See above) Tim
Aug is either mid summer in the northern hemisphere or mid winter here in the southern hemisphere. Australia's climate is so diverse that mid winter in tropical areas is peak veggie growing time and frosty in other areas and not much happening in the veggie garden. A good compromise so that this can become a world event is to actually have 2 days a year as suggested by my fellow Aussie gardener that we celebrate the two soltices, March and Sept then we celebrate both Autumn and Spring depending on which hemisphere you are in. So planting and harvesting. Regards Tim
Continue with same. A change might make some feel little better; but would offend others already used to the existing date. Do we gain anything by changing the date? Already all are participating happily. I want the same date for it's historical value; whenever whosoever decided the date be accepted by all.
How about two celebrations - May and August?
Early may work best,it coincide with long rain season especially here in East Africa.This is a good time for constructing and planting new kitchen gardens.
In the mid-atlantic states of the U.S., the traditional, safe (no frost) planting
date is Mother's day, in early to mid may. The Saturday before mom's day might
be nice.
As suggested, for the southern hemisphere it would be more of a celebration of
harvest. What a better way to celebrate our Mother Earth? (uh oh, is my 1960's
upbringing showing??)
I agree with every day. For me, in North Texas, U.S.A., Early July is when tomatoes are ripening and that makes it special for me.
It is good to actually see the differing seasons acknowledged. There are so many gardening sites that are so "north" focussed that they become irrelevant to me in the Southern hemisphere. http://kapundagarden.blogspot.com/
For the same reaason, it will be hard to find a time of year that works for everyone.
I agree with India, that every day is a celebration for kitchen gardeners. Perhaps regular celebrations associated with the solstice/equinox dates might be more appropriate... the amount of light (or the lack of it) has been always significant to anyone who grows food, especially if this is out of necessity.
As a Mainer, I take special delight in seeing fully mature gardens, which doesn't take place until mid-to-late August where we live - and doesn't last too long. There really just isn't much to see in late May or early June.
does it really matter? for dedicated gardeners every DAY is 'kitchen garden day'!
happy holidays
india
May/June should be starting to get a bit cold in the Southern Hemisphere as we enter winter, so I would prefer earlier in the year - Spring in the Northern Hemisphere and Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Alternatively, keep it on 4th Sunday in August - though we are not quite out of winter in the South by then.
One idea would be to alternate the date each year to allow the largest number of people to participate. Some planting and some harvesting each year.
I am the class garden manager at Granny's Garden School in Loveland, Ohio, USA. We use the gardens to supplement classroom curriculum to 45 classes in grades 1-4. The middle to end of May coincides beautifully with our salad harvest from seeds our students plant in mid-March.