Posted in Uncategorized on July 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Hello Everyone!
Please come out and work today and/or tomorrow because we have a lot of things to do and we need as many of you there as possible. We need to continue to work on measures to slow down the bindweed, and we need to work on some other major things before we can plant [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 9, 2008 | No Comments »
Posted in Uncategorized on July 9, 2008 | No Comments »
Hello:
So here is the information on the Weed Barrier Product - (the black tarp
designed to keep out weeds)
Weed Barrier
-Gold -commercial grade
-Twenty year guarantee
-Stops weed growth in all permanent landscaped areas around your home
-Stops garden mulches (stone, bark, etc) from mixing with the soil
-Keeps your landscaped area clean and tidy
-Prevents soil erosion
-The choice of professional landscapers
-3 [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 8, 2008 | No Comments »
We will be getting lots of compost delivered near the garden tomorrow morning at 10, and we need lots of help moving it from the edge of the fields to the plots in the garden. Especially those of you with individual plots should come and help because this is one of those rare times when [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 2, 2008 | No Comments »
Nice pics, Najat! Thanks for posting them.
Here’s a replica of what I sent over the listserve re: yesterday:
Thanks very much to Abhi, Luke, Maurizio, Najat, Tabassum and Joe for coming out
yesterday. In summary:
-a trellis was erected in plot 1, and weeds were pulled there as well
-the maps were updated; a copy of the new version [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 2, 2008 | No Comments »
Swiss Chard, Snow Peas, Lettuce and Spinach
Posted in Uncategorized on June 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Ian, Sija and I harvested a lot of items on Wednesday. I’ll write more very soon (here and on the listserv) about what we did and what needs to be done over the next several workdays, but
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged big planting, chinese lanterns, flowers, FoodShare, herbs, lamb's ears, marigold, mustard, okra, plant giveaway, pumpkins, sedum, snapdragons, sunflower, thai basil, Tomatoes on June 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hi folks,
Most of the plants from the Foodshare plant giveaway have already been planted. So there is little left to plant.
If anyone feels like it, the smaller plants could use some water when it doesn’t rain.
So far Najat, Maria and I got most of the pumpkins, herbs, flowers, and tomatoes in with the help of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on June 8, 2008 | No Comments »
Thanks to Monika, Susan, Ana, Salimah & her mother, Ian, Tim, and Helena for coming out yesterday (apologies if I’ve missed any names). A-frames were built, tomatoes were planted, the garden was watered, and alot of weeds were pulled. And those of you who couldn’t make it missed a great salmon-coloured sunset!
The current forecast for [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on June 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Hey gardeners,
Given that we have 31-degree temperatures in the forecast for today (again),
I’m thinking that an evening start time will be more appropriate. I will be
there at 5 o’clock (though if anyone wishes to arrive sooner, by all means do
so!)
As with the last two workdays, we will continue building A-frames and
transplanting tomatoes, as well as [...]
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