I've decided as an "urban farmer" to posts some entries to this MR city blog from my ongoing garden journal so that others might benefit (or not ;-) from my adventures in tilling city soil to get food and flowers to the table. Since I am far away from my journal I shall just say that the weather currently is in the 40's, some rain, soil temp about 50 degrees. I decided to start my "cool-weather" garden early this year so believe it or not I planted peas and spinach at the end of February (spinach is peeking up but the peas are not). It is the great experiment to see if I can extend my garden without having to invest in hoop houses and cold frames.
I tried to post this comment before with no luck, let's see if it works this time: I've read that urban farming can be tricky -- particularly in areas with older homes where lead paint and other toxins might be present -- because the lead and other bad stuff can be absorbed into the produce. What do you do or can one do to get around that?
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