Teens from COA and volunteers from Shir Hadash Congregation worked together to plant a Victory Garden on Sunday, June 7.
With the hard work of almost 20 neighborhood volunteers on Saturday and some 30 volunteers from Shir Hadash Congregation and the neighborhood on Sunday June 6-7, we made the ALMOST final push to finish the Victory Garden beds. We all worked until we ran out of soil – but we’re getting more!
Soil and Wood Chips!
We are getting delivery of wood chips and another half-load of soil for the final push this Saturday. We have six beds left to fill, and then we will finally be able to put those wood chips down and stop patching our poor landscape cloth on the paths!
Water
We are still dealing with our leaking water barrels, but meanwhile we’ve decided to just leave the hose by the garden – we’re working on an idea to help make it all more secure. Meanwhile, you can hook the hose up to the hydrant on Garfield and Booth and use it to water your plants.
If you are the last one to use it, please be sure the water is turned off at the hydrant and bring the hose back to coil it by the garden. (By the way, we have not found a really neat way to accomplish this – just do the best you can.)
We’re still working on this, and will improve this process soon. Are they any amateur (or professional) small-scale irrigation design specialists out there?
Remember, We’re Organic…
Just a note – this soil is very fertile. We should not need any kind of fertilizer this year. Please don’t bring any kind of plant foods or commercial pesticides or herbicides into the garden. We really don’t need them, and they are actually kind of dangerous.
Project Day
(Ready for the LAST big push?!?)
Saturday, June 13
10AM Start Time
12 Noon Pot Luck
(Once again, the salad. I made it on Sunday last week. This time Saturday!)
Fill final 6 beds
Spread wood chips
are those ladders laying around up for grabs? ive got a home project in mind and they would be perfect.
Hey Jenny,
Could you check with Walt? They’re his ladders… Call me and I’ll give you his phone number. It would be great if they could go somewhere and be put to good use (in my opinion…)
Jan – 430-4795