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Old fashioned Black Hen organic fertilizer (otherwise known as dried chicken poo)– Good for fruit trees now that warm weather is sort of here.– Old time farmers would probably scratch their heads and say, “You had to buy this stuff?”
On a gorgeous Tuesday morning almost 100 2nd graders ambled the few blocks from their school to the garden to follow up on last year’s visit and learn new things as well. This visit included Sunflower circle revisit with new seed planting and explanation about …
If Saturday is sunny please plan on joining us by working on some great garden projects.
Certainly the plants are well watered!
Things looked a little iffy at 3:30 pm on Saturday the 27th, the afternoon of the big event. The wind picked up and weather radar showed bands moving through the whole region–then the rains really began! For a little while it looked like the party …
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Things keep moving forward at the Garden! Pastor Jim and his crew were busily sawing two by fours into custom artisan potting tables (check out the pictures). These outdoor tables will be set up for working with seeds and potting seedlings. Stop by some time and take part in getting some of your favorite seeds ready for gardening.
With the recent cold snap the banana trees had some dry leaves they were done with (banana leaves are pretty big!) and so Pierre, one of our community gardeners, led our efforts to give them a shave & a haircut. With swift slices soon the dry stuff was in the middle of the banana circles ready to compost into a fresh round of banana leaves.
In yet another corner of the garden, the planning committee for the “Tea in the Garden” event, February 27th from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm, gathered. (Sorry no pictures on this one–pics a bit boring, bunch of folks sitting around- ha!) But the event itself will be exciting so– Save the date!
And don’t forget the food pantry garden plots…they just keep growing!
Dear Friends, The Leadership Workshop has been postponed to a likely date of Saturday March 20. Between the cold snap which disrupted the garden prep work, and the recent disaster in Haiti which has taken much time and attention from key workshop planners, we felt …
On the morning of Tuesday November 17th 110 Second graders from Tedder Elementary lined up at school and tromped 2 blocks to the south gate of Parkway Tedder Garden. Excited to be on a field trip and excited by so many new things literally on …
We would like to thank everyone who came to our celebration this past Saturday! Though the weather was incredibly hot and humid for October,
many of you showed up to drink lemonade under the fruit trees,
plant a food pantry garden,
put your handprints and decorations in cement stepping stones,
help honor those who made this possible
and help ladybugs fly into the banana trees.
Best of all, many of you signed up to join the garden community by taking a plot for this winter’s growing season!
We would like to welcome our many new members to the gardening season and to community.
For those of you out there who want to be part of a lively and diverse group of folks, come grow with us!
Everyone is invited to see the gardens, enjoy the entertainment, refreshments and fun activities! Saturday, October 10 from 9AM-1PM See the new Food Forest and discover why it’s there. Find out what “permaculture” really is. Learn about community gardening and get gardening tips. Want a …
“We are doing this project in big part for people we have not met, or may never personally meet, in fact some of these people may not even be born yet– these trees are an investment in a bigger future. It’s exciting to be a …
A little over a week after planting, here’s a little visual check in! After all the labors of planting, mulching, and the continuing efforts of watering the fruit trees they seem to be enjoying their job of turning dry, rocky ground into a green fragrant mini forest. Here are some pics.
Let us know if you would like to help water!
Saturday, July 18th, was a big success. All the little citrus, mango, banana, tamarind, fig, allspice, sapote etc…. etc… got planted and were standing tall and comfortably surrounded by mulch by 12:30 pm on Saturday! Sure it was hot, dripping tropical hot, but the coolness …