2/25/17

Time to enjoy our precious outdoor space

Hello Garden lovers, the unseasonably warm weather is an invitation to take care of our garden, so that we can enjoy with our family, friends and shareholders.
Here's a possible to-do list of upcoming projects:



SIEVE MATURE COMPOST - in a week/ten days. It takes about 1, 1/2 hour


OPEN TUMBLER TO NEW KITCHEN SCRAPS - the same day we empty the tumbler of the mature compost

MAKE A LASTING "OPEN" SIGN to put onto the compost bin and PRINT A FEW FLYERS to inform all the shareholders about the new compost status. We'll eventually need a new "CLOSED" sign as well. The "OPEN" flyers should be ready by the time our tumbler is 'accepting' fresh fuel.

SPREAD COMPOST IN BEDS – to fertilize them. It takes about 45 minutes

PLANT GRASS IN HELL STRIPS (the strips of grass along Avenue H and E18th street sidewalks. We need to turn over the dirt, spread compost, seed grass, make and install a small protective fence to prevent people from treading on the new seedlings. Water it). This project might take about three hours, plus the watering time; the more we are the less it'll take

FURNITURE AND SUN SHADE OUT About 1hour including the mounting of the sunshade

BRING TIMERS AND SPRINKLERS OUT AND SET THEM UP About an hour

BACKYARD CLEAN UP Sweeping leaves, etc, tidying, planning, BBQ out. Depending on how many people it can take around 2 hours

ORGANIZE A CAR TO GET FREE MULCH Usually from Greenwood Cemetery. An hour

PLAN OUR NEXT GARDEN SALE 

PLAN A GARDEN PARTY 

I am going to order a few items we need to make our gardening experience easier! Looking forward to seeing you all downstairs. 

2/16/17

Winter garden poem

Winter garden

 
Winter garden,
the moon thinned to a thread,
insects singing.
Translated by Robert Hass

12/23/16

COMPOST IS RESTING

Please do not add anything to the compost bin. 

The good bacteria are now doing the maturing job.
Happy winter to all the good bacteria!

11/14/16

Excellent team work!

Sunday's perfect weather (11.13) helped our 1710 garden clean-up day! 
With rakes, dustpans and plastic bags we collected dead leaves. We removed the furniture, fixed dangling wires and put away our sunshade. 

Thank you to:
Allison, Esme, Adam, Pauline who shared her rich ricotta and blueberry cake, Rusty, Liam, Stephen, Shurnette, Olisha, Dimitri, Sam, Claudia and Sue who energized all of us with coffee and delicious peanut butter cookies. 

Photos by Pauline Shapiro



 

11/5/16

Garden Clean Up


Leaves are falling, the garden parties are behind us for now and it's time to prepare our garden for the winter!

Let's get together Sunday November 13 to collect old leaves - we'll keep some for our compost -, remove our sunshade and put the furniture away (much to the chagrin of the felines that have elected our backyard as their kingdom...).

Let's meet in the backyard at 10:30am. Bring heavy duty gloves or any gloves; dress for the weather.

Those who can't join the working force are welcome to show their appreciation for the volunteers' commitment by warming their hearts with some coffee or tea! 


   See you on Sunday November 13 in the backyard!