Houston Community Garden

It appears that we may have more sunny days than rainy days in the near future, so if you're not doing a happy dance, you should!

With the warming weather and sun the garden is finally greening up nicely. Last Thursday we harvested about a pound each of spinach, lettuce and radishes. Not much, but in a few weeks we'll have peas as well, and strawberries, too! (and oh my check out those blueberries and raspberries!!!)

With the warmer and drier weather, we'll need to begin to utilize those folks who said they could check on the garden to water. I believe that Sunday and Tuesday evenings are covered, but feel free to stop out any day if you have time. Generally, with temps in the 70s and a little wind, we'll need to check every couple of days.

WATERING NOTE:

*The small boxes will dry out sooner than the big boxes (soil is different)

*If it looks dry on top, odds are there is plenty of moisture underneath. Do a finger check into the soil to see how far the dry goes into the soil.

*When watering, be as specific to the plant as possible, conserving water as much as possible.

*If you only have time to water a few boxes, choose those that look most needy and make note in the log. Someone else can get the rest later!

The lawn mower was out of commission for a few days, but thanks to the handyman skills of Ron Lewison, we are back in business! It really is pretty basic push mower, but I ask that only adults use the mower, and only if you feel comfortable running it. (It's a four cycle, so no mixed gas necessary) There is a small red 'can" of fuel in the shed.

Thanks also to Marilyn Frauenkron Bayer who stopped by last Friday to update our Herb garden. Oh my is is looking nice! Sage, Garlic chives, Onion chives, tarragon, rosemary, oregano, lemon balm, and mint and horseradish that won't go away....:)

For the duration of the summer, you can expect to find me and other volunteers at the garden Thursdays from around 2:30 until we're done, to harvest for the food shelf and do work. Other days I'll be out there as needed.

As the summer progresses, we could still use folks willing to help pick and drop at the the senior housing and heritage court (as we have done in the past). let me know if you think you might be interested.

I hope you all had a fantastic weekend and look forward to a great week ahead!

Cheers,

Audrey