Hi All,

I hope you all casted your votes on Tuesday! Once a year, we get to go to the polls and vote for the candidates with think will move our town, city, state and country, in the direction we would like. It is our right as a citizen, and it boggles my mind how many people don’t take advantage of it, especially on off years. It also boggles my mind that in Nassau County, there are no judges opposing each other. The same person is running on the Republican, Democratic, Conservative and Green party, even though we know the ideologies of these parties differ tremendously. We need more lawyers willing to serve their communities as judges, so that we actually have a choice, since we know it matters!

And the winners are….Zohran Mamdani for NYC Mayor, Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger for Governors in New Jersey and Virginia. And Proposition 50 passed in California by 93%!!  Unfortunately, in our local elections, the Democrats didn’t do as well. We need to do a better job getting the Democrats out to vote!

Donating Collards, Planting Garlic & Putting my Garden to Rest!

My collards are exploding and there is no way I can eat them all. With SNAP benefits being held up and 4 million New Yorkers feeling the burden, food pantries need help. I will be donating the rest of my collards to the INN in Hempstead. I know it isn’t much, but every little bit helps!

Now is the time to plant my garlic and put my garden to rest for the Winter. I usually plant a cover crop to protect the soil over the Winter, but I didn’t get to it this year, so instead, I will cover the beds with straw. It’s always a good idea to cover your soil for the Winter to protect it from the elements, and straw will work well, adding nutrients into the soil as it decomposes. If you’re going to do the same, make sure you purchase straw and not hay, Even though they look the same, hay contains seeds which provides good nourishment for horses, but it’s not good for the garden.

Hay is also the perfect covering to protect my garlic during the Winter. I purchased some green sand to mix in with the soil, which will improve the soil structure and moisture retention, while adding nutrients to the soil. It can be mixed into the soil before planting and will provide extra potassium, magnesium, and iron, which garlic loves!