We had a great time in the garden last Saturday! Thanks to the thirty-plus gardeners who came out to top off their beds and get a start on planting.
Ollas In The Garden
Brad Neu brought some of his hand-thrown ollas over to the garden, and three gardeners got them installed. He will be back with more of them next Saturday, May 14, so come prepared. If you ordered ollas on-line, he will have them for you on Saturday. If you can’t make it next Saturday, he will have them there on subsequent Saturdays as well. Watch the blog for more info.
Brad is selling his garden ollas on a sliding scale – $10 to $20.
Wood Project
We’re also cutting up the wood that we had donated from Bliffert Lumber this year. We will be using the wood to add a few more beds to the garden, and to build some beds in city-lot sized gardens elsewhere in Riverwest.
Michael Pettit got a good start on the wood cutting project last Saturday, and we managed to get a lot of the wood moved to its new home. We’re hoping to finish up with that part of the project this coming Saturday.
Frequently Asked Question:
What About Water?
Yes, we will have water this summer. We’re working with Water Works to get a dedicated hook-up installed at the COA bathroom and storage building. BUT… if we don’t get that in time we will have access to our hydrant again this year. Stay tuned.
We will have water by the end of the month. Water Works doesn’t like to hook up the hydrants until the end of May because of the danger of frost. If you have plantings that need watering before then, please carry in some water for them. We’ll get the hoses hooked up as soon as possible.
Don’t Forget – Project Day This Saturday
We’re planning a big project day for this Saturday, May 14. We are scheduled to have help from some enthusiastic AmeriCorp volunteers, so I’m hoping we can make some serious progress on topping off all our beds and getting our wood chips distributed. Maybe we can even get our new beds set up.
The long-term forecast is for rain showers, but here’s hoping we can still get a good amount of work done.
See you in the garden!
Project Day
Saturday, May 14
9AM until we want to stop
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