Fall Planting

This past weekend was a busy one. Besides doing some canning, going to the new Guthrie Theater to see The Great Gatsby, and going to the Science Museum to see the Body Worlds exhibit, I also managed to weed my greens bed and plant some cool weather crops.

Planted 8/20/06
Lettuces: Black Seeded Simpson and Red Salad Bowl.
Spinach: Space and Baby's Leaf
Radishes: Plum Purple
Mache: D'Etampes

Since the beets and swiss chard did so poorly this year (I have no idea why), I didn't bother with them. I also toyed with the idea of planting more snap peas, but the only place to plant them is on the bean trellis, and I don't really want to do that.

The only vegetables left to plant for this year will be garlic. I ordered it this spring from Seed Savers, and I'm very excited about growing it! I ordered three varieties - all experiments - to see what does best in my garden.

Here is a picture of the new Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis (photo courtesy of Philippe Ruault via www.arcspace.com). The design is controversial here in the Twin Cities, but I really like it. What I was under-impressed with were some of the interior public spaces. I thought certain areas - like the street entrance and the lobbies - were actually boring. It's also a bit confusing to get around. But, overall, a very exciting building with great views of the river and a new neighborhood being built around it.

Comments

[Prairie Chick]

Wow! That is very different from the Guthrie that I remember. In Jr high we use to go just before Christmas for a class trip and then my aunt would pick me up and I would get to stay with her until we would go back home for x-mas. Geesh that was a long time ago!

[Talbin]

Yep - the new Guthrie is a whole different experience. One thing that's very similar, though, which I didn't mention in my post, is the thrust stage theater. Inside it looks very, very much like the old Guthrie. I think the stage is the exact same shape, and the way the seats are configured is very similar. One thing that's better are the seats themselves - much more comfortable with more legroom.