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Comment by Lyn A. Govette on September 21, 2011 at 10:35am

Fall greens can still go in after clearing out the last of he summer plants.  The young tender growth may need cloches or some cover to germinate but will yield well into the season if tended. Nothing like a bunch of fresh greens to ciffonade onto a winter squash casserole for the final minutes of baking. Then remove from oven and drizzle with some olive oil, salt & pepper to taste and serve!!!!

Comment by Lyn A. Govette on June 20, 2011 at 12:45pm

1. Americans spend $30 billion every year to maintain 23 million acres of lawn. That's an average of $1200 per acre, per year. The same sized area could still provide a beautiful space for recreation and feed a family of six if converted to edible landscaping as opposed to traditional landscaping.

2. The food you grow in your garden is infinitely fresher, tastier and nutritionally superior to store - bought foods that travel an average of 1,500 miles to your table.

3. The bounty you obtain will allow you to share the unique gift of homegrown, gourmet - quality fruits and vegetables with your friends and neighbors.

3. You will lessen your dependance on the intolerably wasteful factory - farm megacorporations that despoil our environment to produce carcinogenic "nourishment".

4. You can eliminate the need to maintain an unnatural and energy - intensive lawn and transfer that time and energy to build something that is both functional and beautiful - your edible landscape.

5. The simple act of gardening improves all aspects of health - physical, emotional, spiritual and social - to enable us to build strong bodies, strong families and strong communities.

6) You will have the ability to teach your children, friends and neighbors how they too can drastically improve their health and quality of life through gardening.

7) Instead of merely protesting the negative actions of others which all of us get wrapped up in at times, you can make a direct positive impact on the vitality of your home, and therefore community, and therefore our world in general.

8) Gardening is unbelievably educational - you will learn more about biology, chemistry, meteorology and countless other life sciences and their interaction with each other as you cultivate your nourishing garden.

9) Kids just can't get enough time in the garden!

10) You will be giving a gift back to nature - providing habitat for native birds and beneficial insects as well as stopping the harmful input of petrochemicals - and she will return the favor in abundance with delicious food as opposed to useless grass!

Comment by Alice D. on June 10, 2011 at 11:41pm

When are the meeting dates and time? If I remember correctly, there was talk about having them in June, Aug, and Oct.

Also next workday, when is it? any other workday dates set?

Comment by Lyn A. Govette on June 7, 2011 at 1:58pm

Water conservation - use straw mulch around your plants. Also a gallon plastic jug with cap on can be filled then small holes poked or drilled into bottom set it in dirt and the water will slowly leak out. Refill jug when water is gone. Great for those water loving peppers, tomatoes, and cucumbers.

Comment by Sara Jane on June 1, 2011 at 1:34am

What is the rental fee and can I plant a pumpkin patch?

 

Comment by Lyn A. Govette on May 31, 2011 at 12:14pm

www.theinformedgardener.com This horticulturist has lots of good information; including using rubber in gardens, the subject is about mulch but I believe it would also apply to tires.

Comment by Emily Bidgood on May 29, 2011 at 7:39pm

I want to grow potatoes in tires this year and would like to do it at the community garden if folks would be game to having tires parked somewhere at the site.  I am 3 tires towards my goal and I could imagine that more folks may be curious enough to try the same thing! Apparently it is easy, inventive, and successful if it is set up correctly. It would also serve as a fun demonstration of recycle-gardening. What do yall think about this idea? They do need sun.
 I thought the best place would be somewhere on the non-poison-ivy grassy area, such as back by the parking against Roy's fence where it still gets sun OR could use an unoccupied plot.  Upon potato harvest we would have to be conscientious about where the dirt & leaves go so as not to make a huge mess. And during the winter the tires would be stored somewhere on site out of the way.  If this idea is for some reason objectionable, I will do it either at my house, or on my own plot, but it could be another neat community fixture @ the site. You can read about this practice online.

Comment by Lyn A. Govette on May 25, 2011 at 10:16am

Saturday May 28th TSC garden workday 9am - Noon. Come by, help, rent a plot, or just to visit and admire the gardening efforts of the members.  

 

Comment by Lyn A. Govette on May 23, 2011 at 9:21am

have blue lake pole bean seed (non organic) and access to some bamboo if anyone interested

Comment by Ronny Taylor on May 18, 2011 at 3:31pm

hey everybody, we've got about 3-4 lbs of kennebec seed potatoes left over if anyone needs them...

Comment by Lyn A. Govette on May 17, 2011 at 2:49pm

water source, in process the plumber will meet with me this week.

 Mulch to be delivered on Saturday morning (5/21) for the rest of the paths to be shoveled out and covered.

As to compost the very wet weather is a hinderence, we are getting a load of composted horse manure delivered but have to wait for some dry weather so it can be hauled out by truck.  Which hopefully will be next week. 

Comment by Emily Bidgood on May 13, 2011 at 2:02pm

What's the latest news with a water source on-site?

Comment by Alice D. on May 9, 2011 at 10:18pm

How many plots are still open? I've been spreading the word but if we have met the max with definite commitments then I'll quit "advertising".

Comment by Lyn A. Govette on April 22, 2011 at 11:31am

April 30th work day 2-5pm

1. mounding plots

2. mowing grass and trimming of shrubs

3. mulch spreading

I will bring the tools we purchased as well as some of my own. garden rakes and shovels needed. We can drag mulch on tarps to paths to be spread. will try to get my wheel barrow in my trunk.

 

 

 

Comment by Ronny Taylor on April 21, 2011 at 9:47pm

Well, Thx for all the sun-God dancing, it payed off for just long enough to where we were able to disc the garden last Tuesday.

Comment by Ginger Jesel on April 19, 2011 at 10:23pm

How can I reserve a plot in the garden?

Comment by Lyn A. Govette on April 18, 2011 at 10:48am

The meeting was well attended and we are 'dancing' to the sun gods/goddesses for just a few days of no preciptiation..... so Dirty South Seeders can disc the garden and others.  Next work day (weather permitted) will be Saturday April 30th 2p-5p or so, mounding up the garden plots.

Looks for updates on regular meeting times soon.

Comment by Lyn A. Govette on April 17, 2011 at 8:40am

Meeting tonight at the garden site. First Annual spring Meeting. hope to see ya'll. Suggest bring something to sit on I have a couple of extra chairs.

Agenda we got water - hook-up to hose to be arranged

Garden rules - final revision ???

work day April 30th if weather holds disking happens - beds to be mounded up

ongoing grass cutting needs and maintenence of land

Comment by Lyn A. Govette on March 24, 2011 at 1:29pm

First Annual Official TSC Spring meeting April 17 at 6pm on the garden site.  Plan to attend.

Comment by Lyn A. Govette on March 21, 2011 at 9:46am

Want to send out thanks to Bartlett Tree Services for doing the soil sampling at no charge and to Dirty South Seeders for the soon to be accomplished plowing of the TSC garden site.  There is nothing greater then getting the support of business and neighbors to make for great community!!!