Seattle Urban Farm Company

09/11/2026

Comment “DRIP” and we’ll send you a link to our full 2-part how-to and parts list 💧

💦Drip irrigation is our preferred method because it conserves water and delivers it slowly right at soil level, increasing absorption and reducing fungal diseases (among other benefits). However, to get good results from drip, you need to consider drip line layout to make sure you get the coverage that you want. If you space your lines too far apart, there may be areas that don’t get enough water. Exact spacing can depend on how far apart you like to plant your rows, but we generally space drip tapes 12” apart. This spacing matches our planting patterns and makes it very easy to install. 6” from the edge, and the 12” apart till you reach 6” from the other edge.

04/11/2026

Curious about cover crops? 🌱 In our podcast episode all about cover cropping, we talk about how cover crops protect and feed your soil, how to plant them, and when they can backfire in a small garden.

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Winter peas cover crop.

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Forking in rye that didn’t winter kill in a Seattle garden 🤪

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Flowering buckwheat cover crop - so pretty and the pollinators love it!

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Early bumblebee on clover. Also very pretty, and a great addition to any lawn if you can’t use it in your vegetable garden!

Fava beans 😍

Grow More Food 📚

02/11/2026

30/10/2026

Lots of people say they can’t grow cilantro, but the truth is, cilantro just grows and bolts quickly. (Bolting means that it flowers before you’re ready for it to).

One good thing about the approaching cool weather is that it’ll help cilantro hold longer in the garden. In fall, we hold on to several mature plantings of cilantro. We can harvest from them all winter long.

So, if you’ve got decent cilantro seedlings going or still have time to seed them, you might want to just leave them be when clearing out your summer crops so you can make some New Year’s Day tacos when the time comes. 🌮

28/10/2026

Plant garlic 5-6 inches apart and 2-3 inches deep (pointy side up). The ideal depth depends on the size of the clove, plant larger cloves a little deeper than the smaller ones. The goal is to have the top of the clove covered under at least 1 inch of soil. If you are planting in a region where the ground freezes and thaws regularly, you may want to plant a little deeper to keep the cloves from being pushed out of the soil during these temperature swings.

Your cloves should start to emerge early next spring. Ideally garlic does not sprout until after the worst of winter weather is over. However, I regularly see it pop up as early as January. It should be fine if it sprouts anytime between December and March, and will be ready to harvest in early-mid July. Happy planting.

26/10/2026

Time to take down our tomatoes! It’s been an excellent season, but the temps are dropping around here, and it’s starting to rain. Basically the conditions now mean that all the fruit trying to ripen on the vine is just turning to mush!

These tomatoes are supported by vertical h**p strings, which makes cleanup easy. We just cut the stems, which leaves the plants hanging and then we snip the twine at the top and it all comes tumbling down!

Now we just have a few months to wait before we can start seeding next year’s tomatoes. Good thing we froze and canned so much this fall.

25/10/2026

Basil sold out fast…but it’s coming back! 🌱 Comment “Basil” and we’ll DM you a link to sign to join the Basil waitlist, AND for EARLY ACCESS to our Holiday Sale. 🎁

The limited run of Basil trellises and extension kits will be available for preorder during our upcoming Holiday Sale, and will ship January 2027.

23/10/2026

Peas in the spring, beans in the summer, one Freyr trellis and cotton net. When the season’s over, cut down the cotton nets and you’re done. No untangling dead vines. ♥️🌱

12/10/2026

Starving your tomatoes of water will help them ripen faster! One easy way to do this is to cut some of the roots of your crop, especially if your tomatoes are in a bed with other crops and you don’t want to turn off the irrigation.
🍅🍁Comment “Fall Tomatoes” for a link to our Fall Tomato Care guide!