MLK Garden Log
From Place Based Grass Roots Groups Political Action Web
Below is a log of gardening workdays by the Carrboro Community Gardening Coalition at the MLK garden.
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[edit] Monday May 2, 2009
We got a lot done today, lots of fine folk showed up, maybe 12 or 13 people.
I bought 8 tomato and 8 pepper starts, and Bill Bracey brought in another 6 or so, he will bring more next week and so all the "holes" will be filled.
We planted A4 and A5 in "Common Beans" which I hope are bush beans, and a pole bean from the seed stash. Half of A6 got Natalie's 4 cucumber starts, the other half still has last fall's lettuce. A7 got the 8 pepper starts, 4 bell pepper and 4 jalapeno, the rest of the bed got 3 varieties of oldish okra seeds, broadcast thickly so hopefully some will germinate.
A9, supposed to be "long beans", got some pole beans because I don't know what "long beans" are. It still needs a trellis, as do the pole beans in A4 or A5 (they're marked)
B5 got watermelon that Bob bought. Sugar babies.
B14 is a mix of summer squash and zucchini.
Half of B20 is butternut squash and some orange winter squash in case there wasn't enough seed.
Several more beds were prepared but not seeded because I didn't know what to plant in them. I will leave that to the Reign of Alexander the August-born, for he will administer the garden next week.
So, we watered, thinned the cilantro, harvested peas, strawberries, chard, lettuce, sorrel, dandelions, lambs quarters, arugula, we removed all of the fall spinach (it was bolting and things needed to go in those same beds).
Water was transferred to the garden cistern and the water system is ready for imminent rain. We have assured that it will rain by watering all the crops. :) There is only a 50% chance today, tonight and tomorrow, but it would be great if it rains.
~Liane
[edit] Monday March 9, 2009
Vimala and I watered everything, and filled up the buckets a bit, but forgot about the cilantro.
~Liane
[edit] Saturday March 7, 2009
We prepared many beds, as well as planting chard, parsley, kale, slow-bolt cilantro, regular cilantro, and beets. The seeds were watered, but it would be good to have them watered twice more during the upcoming week.
We harvested some lettuce. It would be best to harvest only the outer leaves in the future, until it bolts. ~Liane
[edit] Sunday, February 15, 2009
I came by in bike clothes and watered all the beds we planted in yesterday. ~Liane
[edit] Sunday, January 11, 2009
Bill and I came by and tested out a way to kill the fire ants by sprinkling a mixture of instant grits and sugar on them. They will theoretically feed it to the Queen, and she will explode. Any ants that eat it will also explode.
We also noticed that the carrots and spinach had been badly chewed by something, we're guessing it's rabbit(s). So, maybe they have found a way under the fence. We harvested a lot of the carrots with no tops, and I took one of the lettuces.
We looked at the repaired well house, and looked for more fire ant hills, didn't see any.
[edit] Saturday, November 22
I tried my hand at being Queen Bee. There were about 10 people there on and off.
- Harvested: Daikon and greens, lettuce, mizuna, parsley.
- Dug several beds (4?), leaving the grass clumps to dry out before shaking out the soil.
- Several beds were mulched with leaves which were recently delivered.
- Watered some strawberries which were moved to the strawberry bed.
[edit] Saturday, September 29
It was a beautiful, breezy, and sunny day just perfect for weeding and chatting with friends...
- Harvested: Okra, peppers, tomatoes, radishes, basil, eggplant.
- Deadheaded flowers.
- Weeded and mulched exposed beds.
- Weeded and mulched starts.
- Water brought to the garden from Phil’s house. Last of rain water catchment water used.
- Harvest lesson learned from experience: Mitzuna should be harvested such that younger smaller central leaves remain, otherwise plants most likely will die.
