Saturday, May 16, 2009

Plant of the Week: Marigold



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Marigolds (genus, Tagetes) :  From shades of yellow, orange, gold and crimson, the marigold makes an attractive addition to flower and vegetable gardens. They are both annual and perennial plants in the daisy family.  

 Their fragrance is known by many, loved by few, but is effective in repelling many garden pests including rabbits, deer and rodents.  
Tomato, eggplant and potato plants are companion plants to marigolds, benefiting from the pungent musky fragrance.   

Plant along the border of your garden in a sunny spot and keep well watered.  Dead head the shriveled blossoms to enjoy all summer long!

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Marigolds, mulch and a milipedes

Ahh spring.

We've been awfully lucky this so far this planting season.  Rain mixed with sunshine has kept our garden quenched to grow, grow, grow!

Radishes, lettuce, peas and onions are well on their way to a harvest.  

I got some plats of marigolds and planted a few tonight- they bring color and will hopefully keep rabbits out!

Eggplant, tomatoes and peppers come next week!


Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Check out Judy with Mayor Dave on EARTHDAY!

Edgewood is celebrating Earth Week with a slew of activities.  Judy joined the sustainability tour which featured the Community Garden.  She got in a picture with Mayor Dave!

Monday, April 20, 2009

Pictures of Monday evening Planting with the Human Issues Slow Food Class





Dear Fellow Gardners,

 

The Edgewood Community Garden had a busy weekend! 

 

Tim Andrews and Dan Duerst brought five loads of rich compost to feed our garden on Thursday.  Volunteers tilled the entire garden plot on Friday night.  

 

A special thank you to the gardeners that made it out on Saturday to rake, shovel and spread out the compost.

 

Monday (April 20) night’s Slow Food class will only have a little more compost spreading to do before the first crop of spring vegetables are planted.  We welcome all other gardeners to join us if you are able too. The weatherman says that the rain should hold out for the 5 o'clock to 7o'clock time frame we will be working in.  We will be planting lettuces, peas, carrots, radishes, spinach and a few other spring vegetables, if the soil isn't too muddy.

 

We are pleased to have a group of students from the Edgewood Campus School starting some of our plants. They will be starting tomato, eggplant and pepper seeds in their classrooms this week.

 

Other updates:

 

*Group gardening days will be held Monday evenings from 4 until 6, and Friday afternoons from 12-2 starting in early May. 

* Gardeners are encouraged to work in the garden on their own time as well.  We just ask that you log your hours.

* Also there is a shed located right next to the garden. Once we gain access to this space, we will set up a communication station.  This is where we ask that gardeners log in their time spent in the garden.

 

Please send any comments, questions or concerns to myself at creger@edgewood.edu, and I will answer them as best I can.

 

Spring is finally here! Let’s get ready to garden!

Thursday, April 16, 2009

TILL DAY

Greetings All!
I am pleased to announce we will be tilling, mulching and prepping the garden for the first spring planting.  

We will be meeting at the garden on Friday April 17th at 3:30 and Saturday at 11:00 am

Please join us on Monday evening between 5 and 7 to celebrate Earth Week with a garden tour and a plant-a-row event. 


Sunday, March 29, 2009

Spring is here!!!

Greetings All,
The Edgewood Community Garden is here and planning is underway!  We are inviting students, faculty and staff to join the Human Issues 450 Slow Foods class and participate in our sustainable garden over the spring and summer growing season.  Rather than tending to individual plots, gardeners will share one big, communal plot.

Volunteers will take home produce measure by the time the spend working in the garden.

A portion of the produce will also be sold and used by Phil's Cafeteria on campus.

The Edgewood Community Garden plans to be tilled sometime in mid-April.  as we draw nearer to the growing season, we will announce the official date and time to inviate all gardeners to gather at the opening event.

Please sign up in the Human Issues Office, Predolin 109 and be sure to include your $5 fee that will cover garden expenses.  Checks should be made payable to Judy Adrian.

Send questions or inquiries to creger@edgewood.edu

We look forward to having you join us!

Callie Reger
Edgewood Garden Choreographer