Neely Soames Homestead Demonstration Garden

09/29/2026

Took September off from posting as the garden was busy with harvesting and preparing for fall crops.

A gentle reminder that nature always finds a way to keep growing. 🍃🍅

09/01/2026

Believe it or not, an eggplant is technically a large berry and a shining star of the nightshade family! Originating from India and Southeast Asia, it gets its North American name from early, small white cultivars that resembled goose eggs, while it's celebrated as an aubergine in the UK 🌟

08/31/2026

Banana peppers ripening turning sweeter by the day.

08/28/2026

Early White Bush Scallop Squash, vine ripened tomato and young cucumbers.

08/27/2026

Have you ever seen a black cherry tomato?

This year at Neely-Soames Homestead Demonstration Garden we have a bed with these juicy little fruits, though they are not yet ripe enough here to head to the Kent Food Bank.

08/26/2026

Do you know that coriander is the seeds that comes from cilantro plants?

We have left several cilantro plants go to flower in hopes to collect the seed later in the season.

08/25/2026

Hope you stop by Tuesday mornings 10am to 12pm to visit with Certified Master Gardeners at Neely-Soames Homestead Demonstration Garden.

08/24/2026

Our garden is bursting at the seems - beans and tomatoes and squash plants are overflowing over the raised beds edges. Sunflowers reaching up and up towards the sky.

08/21/2026

A pollinator enjoying a squash plant blossom in the garden.

08/20/2026

Well, if Jimothy says soo... Haha!

Seattle celebrity Jimothy thinks you should click the link in bio and apply to become a WSU King County Master Gardener! 🌸🫜🪴

Learn how to care for biodiverse gardens that protect Jimothy and his friends 🦝