Compost for your house plants

Hi everybody,

Thank you for contributing your kitchen scraps to the compost tumblers. 

Come and collect some compost for your house plants. 

 

This weekend October 13-14 I'll put a bin with compost in the bike area. Come with a container. First come - First served.

monarch butterfly in the garden

Sent by Stephen Hanson

Garden clean up!

Calling for help to prepare the garden for the

Fall and Winter seasons. 

We need to put away hoses, timers, sun shades, some furniture.

Saturday October 6th at 10:00am. 
The more we are the quicker it'll be.

The dirt gang

Building Sale - Saturday 9.29

Empty your closet and support your garden.

Tomorrow Saturday 9.29 - 10:00am - 2:00 pm

Join your neighbors in the multi-family garden sale to support your garden.

Please water pots in the backyard

Hello dear garden wanderers,

This year our backyard garden is particularly luscious: the beds and the pots are thriving!
We need some help: when you are downstairs to lounge, please be kind and check the plants in the pots and, if necessary, water them. It's really hot and dry and the soil in a pot won't stay wet for long. The beds can rough it.

Thank you for your cooperation!

The dirt gang😊

BLACK COMPOST BIN IS OPEN

BLACK COMPOST BIN IS OPEN FOR:

- fruit & vegetable scraps
- coffee grounds & tea bags
- green plants
- garden trimmings
- fresh leaves & flowers
- grass clippings
- bread & grains
- egg shells
- nutshells
- corncobs
- food-soiled paper towels & napkins
- shredded newspaper
- fall leaves, twigs & woody pruning
- dry plant material
- straw & hay
- pine needles
- potting soil


NO MEAT, BONES, CHEESE OR CAT LITTER
IN ORDER FOR COMPOSTING TO HAPPEN MORE QUICKLY PLEASE CHOP YOUR KITCHEN SCRAPS AND LAYER THEM WITH SHREDDED NEWSPAPER

THANK YOU

Hummingbird Feeder

Hiya,
Thanks for noticing the hummingbird feeder in the garden.
I noticed somebody moved it to bed #3. According to a bunch of bird experts websites, it is best the feeder be in a shadowy place. Bed #3 is not ideal because it's one of the sunniest ones in our backyard. Please don't move it before talking to me. Thank you

E 18th street

The East 18th street gate entrance has been refurbished. Thanks to the trolls who did it

View from the gate

View from the street

Help needed for compost

Hi everybody!
The black tumbler smells good.... There is mature compost that needs to be taken out and sieved.
Can you help? Please reply with a comment here below or shoot an email to 1710garden@gmail.com. Thank you

Hummingbirds welcome to 1710 garden

New planters in the backyard

Sunday April 29 clean up was fun and productive. 

We swept leaves, planted a baby tree in bed #3, put up sun sails, brought out the grills and some furniture and we had delicious brownies! I'll post some pics as soon as possible.

You might notice some rectangular wooden planters out in the backyard by the compost bins. They belong to a shareholder who's leaving them out for the summer.
Anyone is welcome to plant anything they want in them.
Please remember mark them with some little sign so we know what's been planted (and won't accidentally plant something else there) and that you are responsible for your creature...

We have a hummingbird feeder!

A Hummingbird feeder is ready to be put up!

It is best to locate the feeder in a shaded area.  

Birds feel more secure with trees and shrubs nearby.


16 ounce nectar capacity with 8 feeding ports, allowing hummingbirds eat nectar at the same time.

Built-in ants and insects moat prevent insects into the feeder effectively.

Hanging rod opening, can be hung the feeder on the hook or tree.
Notes: 
When the capacity of the nectar in the box is reduced to half, you should add nectar in time. 
The Hummingbird Feeder should be cleaned every few days. If the weather is warm, clean it to be more frequent.




Instructions:

SUNDAY 29 - GARDEN CLEAN UP DAY

Spring is timidly arriving...
 

 Sunday April 29 
10:30am - 12:30pm

Let's get our garden ready to enjoy.



We want to:  

• clean up
• bring out furniture
• hang our new sun shades
• spread compost in beds where needed
• fertilize front lawns 
• transplant a few shrubs 
• edge the front gardens

 Wear gloves, appropriate clothing, sunscreen...See you there!

The GREEN tumbler is HUNGRY for FRESH kitchen scraps. Please feed it!
What does the green tumbler like?

GREENS (materials rich in nitrogen)	BROWNS (materials rich in carbon)
- fruit & vegetable scraps - coffee grounds & tea bags - manure & bedding from plant eating  animals ONLY - green plants - garden trimmings - fresh leaves & flowers - grass clippings	- bread & grains - egg shells - nutshells - corncobs - food-soiled paper towels & napkins - shredded newspaper - fall leaves, twigs & woody prunings - dry plant material - straw & hay - pine needles - potting soil
PLEASE CHOP YOUR KITCHEN SCRAPS AND LAYER THEM WITH SHREDDED NEWSPAPER. THANKS

NOTE: The black tumbler is still CLOSED to fresh kitchen scraps. It still need tumbling!
Thanks for doing it