Harvesting

Late summer is typically the start of harvest season for the earliest crops, but this year the weather was so odd in July that we seem to be a little behind. As we start to harvest (and eat!) we'll keep adding to this post to share how our crops are looking as we harvest [...]

By |2021-08-20T16:34:27+00:00August 13th, 2021|OCHM Garden|Comments Off on Harvesting

Flowers

Aren’t these gorgeous! But, first a little science.   Beyond some swaying in the wind, a plant generally doesn’t move during its lifetime. And while this allows it to stay put to enjoy the soil, sun, and water they need to grow, [...]

By |2021-08-11T16:19:03+00:00July 16th, 2021|OCHM Garden|Comments Off on Flowers

Growing a Three Sisters Garden

Archaeological evidence suggests that vegetable farming in New England dates back more than one thousand years.  Three plants, known as the Three Sisters, were grown together by Native Americans: corn, beans, and squash. The term three sisters come from the way in which these three crops have a symbiotic relationship in their growth: [...]

By |2021-07-28T17:11:26+00:00May 14th, 2021|OCHM Garden|Comments Off on Growing a Three Sisters Garden

Planting Potatoes

Potatoes are one of the more versatile foods that we eat and one of the earliest-introduced crops of the Old Colony region, which is how they found their way into the OCHM garden. Originally from Peru, the first potatoes grown in New England arrived on ships from Ireland. Those ships' passengers settled in [...]

By |2021-09-24T14:08:35+00:00May 4th, 2021|OCHM Garden|Comments Off on Planting Potatoes

Dirt!

 We’re talking about beginnings in this post and wanted to share a little more about the beginnings of our project.  For the past few summers, we have had a homemade mini-golf course on our front lawn. It was fun, eye-catching, and a low-key way to introduce people to the museum. We used [...]

By |2021-04-21T19:37:30+00:00April 21st, 2021|OCHM Garden|Comments Off on Dirt!

Lavender

Lavender is a lovely, fragrant perennial that can be grown in flower beds or containers and is a great plant to attract pollinators to your garden. Unlike most of the flowers you see in our garden, lavender is not native to North America but is indigenous to the Mediterranean. The name comes from the [...]

By |2021-03-26T15:34:06+00:00March 25th, 2021|OCHM Garden|Comments Off on Lavender

Seed Starting

Starting seeds indoors is a great way to get into gardening and can be a really rewarding and satisfying hobby. You also can do it fairly inexpensively, right in your own home, and enjoy the benefits for months. This post shares some tips and tricks for getting started with starting seeds indoors. [...]

By |2021-03-25T20:47:41+00:00February 19th, 2021|OCHM Garden|Comments Off on Seed Starting

All About Onions

Of all the plants we are hoping to grow this year, onions have to be started the earliest and they became the first seeds sown for the 2021 OCHM Garden. We decided to grow onions because they were one of the earliest introduced crops to our area, first arriving here in the 1630s. By [...]

By |2021-08-13T17:26:04+00:00February 13th, 2021|OCHM Garden|Comments Off on All About Onions

Cold Stratification

Sometimes the idea of planting seeds and growing a garden can be daunting—we get that! Do I have the right soil? How much light does a plant need? Am I watering too much? Too little? When do I start this type of seed? Why is my new plant dying?! So if reading a blog [...]

By |2021-03-25T16:37:08+00:00January 28th, 2021|OCHM Garden|Comments Off on Cold Stratification
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