Vallejo People's Garden 

-Pick all your vegetables in the coolest weather you can. Cloudy days, early mornings, and evenings are always best. -Use a clean, sharp knife to cut your vegetables from the plant. Be gentle when you handle your crops so they don't bruise. - Use clean containers to put your crops in. Some vegetables are still good a long time after you pick them. That is why it is important to pick and store these common vegetables first: Cabbage . Pick cabbage when the heads are firm. Keep them cold and moist. Cabbage will spoil after about five months. Carrots . Pick carrots when the tops are one inch around. Take the tops off the carrots. Keep them cold and moist. Carrots will spoil after about eight months. Garlic . Pick garlic when about half the leaves are yellow. Dry bulbs at room temperature for about two to four weeks. Store them under dry and cold conditions. Garlic will spoil after about four months. Onions . Pick onions when their necks are tight and their...

When the Vallejo People's Garden needed an irrigation expert, we met Jimmy Domino who was willing to volunteer his time to help us install the irrigation system for the garden--just in time for the summer. The system he is installing should help us to conserve water and provide the needed coverage for the plants to receive the right amount of water at the right amount of time. Jimmy Domino giving Harry McCray a lesson on installing an irrigation system. Jimmy will be back on Friday to help us complete the drip system to the rest of the raised beds. Come on by if you'd like to help us finish installing the irrigation system. For more information, contact us at volunteer@vallejopeoplesgarden.org. Our tomatoes are getting bigger so Nick had to make wire supports for the bed of tomatoes. VPG is really lucky to have a consistent group of loyal volunteers like Nick. Nick usually shows up and helps us with the 'physically challenging' duties at the garden before he goes for hi...