Julie, Joan, and Jane (the three J's) did some weeding before the 10 am service. After the congregational meeting, Melanie, Joan, and Gene weeded grass from the northeast corner of the sloping area along 1300 East. Melanie made the job easier by having watered the area just before the 10 am service.
Melanie applied her fantastic liquid organic fertilizer (made from fermenting vegetable/fruit scraps and Dr. Earth's organic compost starter) to the already planted vegetable plants - testing the organic fertilizer produced by the apartment composter donated to Environmental Ministry. So, no need to fertilize again for awhile.
Melanie dug down 4-5 inches on the north side of the sloping plot on the west side of the fence to turn over the soil an
d rid it of left over weeds and rocks. She also created a rock ledge to try to keep the soil from eroding down the hillside, and another one to keep the water around the new tomato plants. Cynthia and Melanie then planted flower seeds (Cosmos Bright Lights Mix, Nasturtium - Double Dwarf Jewel Mix, Tithonia Torch, Marigold - Happy Days Mix; and Celosia - Forest Fire). They hand watered all the new tomato plants, and then hose watered the newly planted flower bed, and the whole garden. Jane volunteered to water on Saturday mornings. Sonia will water on Tuesday mornings and possibly one other morning - Joan will update the schedule.
ATTENTION ALL WATERING VOLUNTEERS: Please water ALL the rows including the row next to the playground, the tilled rows on the grass (south) side of the garden area, AND the tomatoes and flowers planted in the sloping bed on the sidewalk side of the fence. Here is the watering schedule.
And just in case you now think that there isn't anything left to do,
we still need:- watering on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
- weeding grass from the rest of the sloping flower bed on the sidewalk side of the garden
- weeding the garden
- putting the weeded weeds and cut grass into the compost pile
- removing weeds from between the flagstone (garden walkway)
- planting some more herbs and/or flowers
See you in the garden -- and remember -- you don't need to be invited. Come work in the garden when YOU have the time, when YOU want to get "down to earth", when it works for YOU. And so you know, you will probably find Joan working in the garden on Saturdays and Sundays.
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Alison wrote: Rick helped me today work out how to best set apart the perennial bed along the fence on the grass side of the garden and still allow for a walkway from the gate to the spigot and/or compost bins. I have a friend who is taking out part of her garden and is going to donate some perennials. I did some weeding in the perennial bed and have a plan to plant the large "ashtray" by the front walk unless there were other plans afoot. [Joan wrote back - GREAT IDEA!] I will work on the vegetable garden weeding and perennial bed weeding again tomorrow. I can water Fridays and probably most Sundays before the service. Rick is amazingly helpful and everything looks great!
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