Posh Blog
Follow Kim Putnam on her journey to reinvent herself and create Palisade Posh.
Building a Bird Habitat
As with most things I create, I applied the principles of art and design when building this habitat which is why it feels sculptural in appearance and reminds me of an Andy Goldsworthy installation piece!
Arbor Day Foundation
For whatever reason I’ve become very attached to these 12 little twigs and I’m curious to see if I can nurture them so that they can grow into beautiful flowering trees!
Garlic 2.0
For whatever reason, I get great joy out of planting garlic and the fact that I’m using my own cloves that I grew in my garden makes it all the better.
Saving Zinnia Seeds (part 2)
Part two of the seed saving process involves threshing, winnowing and storing the seeds.
Saving Zinnia Seeds (Part one)
The first step in harvesting is collecting the heads of the brown flowers.
Growing White Currant Tomatoes: Pleasure verses Production
So my takeaway from growing White Currant tomatoes in bulk? Life lessons come in many forms, and these beautiful little tomatoes are a perfect example of one such lesson!
Form verses Function: Landscaping around the Main House
Focusing on the business was all about function… this landscape project is all about form!
Reflections on Growing Flowers
These are just some reflections I’ve had thus far, as summer moves onto fall I’m sure I will have more discoveries and learn many more things!
An Experiment in Succession Planting
The 2025 planting season in the Posh Market Garden has been a series of experiments, starting with direct sowing most of the vegetables, trying to train tomato plants to grow over an arched trellis and succession planting my lettuce.
Growing Garlic
Recently I harvested our garlic, and it was such a gratifying feeling! Last
Working Smarter not Harder in the Garden
So there you have it, the “Work Smarter not Harder” might be a flawed concept, but I am indeed responding to all that I learned last year as well as what I’m learning on the fly this year.
Potting Shed Update
In all having the Potting Shed finished is a game changer for the progress of the Market Garden and I am so very thankful to all the people that came together to make it happen!
Building Raised Beds for the Market Garden
I’ve always liked raised beds as they help keep the weeds at bay and add a level of order to a garden.
Building a Potting Shed – Interior Walls
It is exciting to see the changes and even the smallest progress is satisfying. My view is, as long as we keep moving forward, we will get there eventually and when we do … it will be fabulous! Until then, stay tune for more updates!
Building a Potting Shed Floor
With the new exterior wall up, well three of them anyway, I decided that a level and more solid floor would be more functional for a Potting Shed. Good idea and I have a vision, not 100% sure how we are going to construct it.
Prepping the Fruit Shed for Seedlings
My goal is to get the shed set up before planting starts so I can work in one location.
Ordering Seeds
This combined strategy should make growing and planting a lot smoother and less stressful and make the whole process more joyful!
Prelude to Posh Gardens CSA
Starting the CSA and working with our local restaurants will help us generate revenue for the farm and donating to the food bank allows us to give back to the community!