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!