Archive for July, 2009

Alaska Square Foot Garden Status Report

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Michelle LaBrosse, PMP

ding ding ding ding ding – this just in from the wires……….   The Alaska Square Foot garden is thriving.   Well parts of it are.   The broccoli is coming to a head (earlier than expected), the peas are flowering, onions standing tall,  carrots taking root,  strawberries doing the litle engine that could, but the peppers, parsnips, zucchini, and beans look like they need a pep talk.     The garden on autopilot experiment is bearing fruit (well not exactly completely on autopilot – the house sitter has been tending to it here and there – thank you Monica).   The garden is on schedule and in budget with all major risks averted, so far.   We need to get the electric fence on there soon.   Then we can add some protein to the mix – oops did I just say that?

From Top Left Clockwise - Broccoli, Onions, Peas, Strawberries - WOO HOO!!!!!

From Top Left Clockwise - Broccoli, Onions, Peas, Strawberries - WOO HOO!!!!!

Lettuce Be Friends

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

Michelle LaBrosse, PMP

I have been on an unofficial blogger vacation.   Been extremely busy with the Cheetahs getting ready for the new PMP exam course roll out.  We debut’d the course in Dubai and have had our first students pass!!!!!!!!

I was on temporary assignment to the east coast for the momentus event of the PMBOK 4th edition new PMP exam rollout.   Before I came here, I had a friend set up a small square foot garden where I was going to be staying – hoping that some of the veggies would come up while I was here.   And lo and behold, we have our first crop of lettuce in – woo hoo!!!!!!

Talk about some project management – one of the banes of my traveling existence is it seems if make the effort to grow a garden, I’m rarely around to see the fruits of my labor.   I vowed this summer to set up gardens wherever I was going to be mid to late summer so when I’d be there they would be maturing.   I may not see everything come to maturity on this garden, but at least I’m here for the arrival of the lettuce crop!!!!!!!

Banner Crop of Lettuce in the CT Square Foot Garden

Banner Crop of Lettuce in the CT Square Foot Garden