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V in U r Up lo«s upon the Triage« of Indian Summer
days Frost ever so delicately greets the morning
pumpkin patch Soon enough w inter $ insistence will
march unabashedly through the garden and
November s maintenance acUviUes w ill begin This
year s harvest season behind us the community garden
lake» a pause before w interizing the site planUng
winter crops and preparing for the n eit cycle of
growing During this brief hiatus it s nice to shift the
focus of garden work to the kitchen table As the days
grow shorter colder and wetter there s an essential part
of gardening that can be done in the meditative
presence of the hearth or kitchen
With cold grey rolling in from the north briefly
abandon the outdoors Retreat indoors to cultivate other
gardens Time has come to laze about the kitchen and
daydream Spend a few days and evenings away from
the weather dirt and rain of the vegetable plot Quiet
and unhurried review reading and planning always
benefit any garden No particular place to go (both
physically and mentally I are proper perspecbves for
this period of construcuve idleness
Review the past growing season at leisure mentally
roaming the past year m and around the garden beds
Recollect what went well what was enjoyed and what
might be repeated n e it season Likewise remember the
goofs disappointments and things to avoid during the
n eit growing cycle Wander from the procedural utile
ol gardening and reminisce the poetry of its seasons
Remember the garden as much for the bruised knuckle
that hummingbird in the July dawn or the secret
conversauon held in front of the sunflower stalks as
for the harvest it yields If a journal or notes were kept
go back to them but only as a tourist At this point
peruse the pages as one would the writings of an 18th
century diary Enioy the progress of the planungs in
review
Tread at this time of year with the same casual
approach Don t bog down m the technical writings at
this point We all scurry towards references often
enough during the growing season Rather look to
those writings that nurture the gardener s soul
American Garden W riting edited by Bonnie Marranca is
a splendid series of essays from writers both historical
and contemporary William Hudson was a naturalist
before w riting his wonderfully romantic Gr^en
Mansions His style is influenced and the story
well informed by that background Rodale Press
publishes
of Organic Gardening As
with any encyclopedia this tome is fun to flip through
at ran do m I astl y f r om a Monastery K Uch«n by El is*
Boulding is a perfect winter s evening reading for the
gardener In addition to delicious seasonal recipes from
the kitchen of a Benedictine priory the book is a
treasure of proverbs poems and quotes that give one
pause to reflect
In grounded reflection lies the foundation of good
planning In this season of quiet and meditation it's
good to begin planning for the n e it season s plantings
Again arm wrestling with technicalities is not the
purpose of w inter s kitchen table colloquium If struck
by the urge to map out the garden s n e it campaign and
make a list of to do s Augusta suggests a lot of brandy
For now relax sit and dream of the n eit years
possibilities Let the garden roll on under the grey
folds of a winter s day In the meantime ladle out a bowl
of mned vegetable curry from the Monastery
Cookbook s w inter recipes
If you would like to become a community garden
member and begin growing your own vegetables
flowers and herbs the volunteer operated garden
welcomes new members Regularly scheduled work
parties are held at the garden each Sunday morning
from 'Mm to 10am No experience tools or horticulture
enlightenm ent are required The garden s Sprout
Queen. Leslie Sroufe can be reached at 436 0738 for
more information The garden is located at the east end
of Madison Street in the Grove
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