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FECO Website Refresh

February 22, 2022 FECO's old website had some bumps and bruises and we wanted to share new ideas and information. So, we went back to the drawing board! We hired professional help for layout and received support from the director of  Zipcon.com…
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Whether to Wonder about Weather

January 25, 2022 Did my garden get enough rain this week? Will the seeds I planted yesterday need to be watered today? If I work in the garden this afternoon will I need my rain jacket or my sun hat? Or both? These are just a few of the weather-related…
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Blissful Birder

December 27, 2021 Alec is a new volunteer. His profession is landscape design and he worked hard on the recent 60th St restoration project. He is also a stellar bird enthusiast and photographer! A couple of weeks ago, I spotted a bird…
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Everything From Fruit To Nuts

November 23, 2021 Friday we devoured the last few plump Evergreen Huckleberries - the end of our fruit and nut bounty this year. And just before the Huckleberries, a few volunteers tried the Medlar. (Medlar? Read Shakespeare to find out about…
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Salsify Can Satisfy

October 27, 2021 This fall I made the best batch of cooked greens! The secret ingredient? Salsify. Wow! Chefs (mostly from Britain) warn that the peeled root turns brown “at an alarming rate”. They advise to drop the peeled root quickly…
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Desperate Decision → Piddly Persimmon

September 15, 2021 No one in their right mind would buy a Persimmon Tree from Home Depot. Or would they ... if desperate enough? We ordered an Izu from a well-known nearby nursery in 2019. We received the bareroot tree in March of 2020…
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Turn over a new leaf – if you still have one!

August 22, 2021 Our June heat wave hit just after the summer solstice, precisely when the days are the longest of the year. Double whammy! Record high temperatures in June beat our plants to the max. Ouch! We all witnessed the most obvious…
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Pruning Points

July 25, 2021 Last week Ann saw a T-shirt with printed words, “I'm pretty sure I am not going to figure it out."  Sounds like me and pruning! I have been watching Ingela masterfully craft the orchard fruit trees for 10 years but, this…
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Tried-and-True Tomato Trellising Technique

June 23, 2021 The Florida weave! Is it a type of shawl? A new hair style? Some kind of line dance? No. The Florida weave is used widely and is well thought of as a tomato-trellising technique. Rutgers has a fine explanation online. Sue’s…
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