Archive for the ‘Community Garden’ Category

Hello Mr. Sunflower!

This is our first Mammoth Sunflower blooming. It’s very cute, even though it didn’t turn out to be very ‘mammoth’, at about 3′ high (the seed packet said 8′ to 12′). I think it was in the transfer pot for too long. We have some others growing directly in the ground from seed that will hopefully [...]

June 28, 2012 · Sheryl · One Comment
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Ok, maybe I should have named this site squashthis?

I’ve had so many posts about squash, it may be getting a bit out of control, but I love them. They are finally starting to look like the NJ squash I’ve come to know and love. Also, for those of you paying attention to detail (it’s OK if you missed this), I actually made a [...]

June 21, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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Updated Garden Map 2012

Here it is, the latest version of the map: I think I figured out what to do with the barrel, which I marked TBD. I really ran out of room in the back row with all the squash and pumpkins, and I know the eggplant is going to be tight with them as is, so [...]

June 14, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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Grow veggies, grow!

We finally finished the garden this weekend, and I can’t wait for stuff to start growing! There are one or two spots that I might try to squeeze in something else, but for the most part, everything is in the ground. Here are some pics: I did deviate quite a bit from the original plan [...]

June 13, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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Tilling Complete!

Finally! It stopped raining long enough this week for my husband to finish the tilling in the garden plot so we can get the rest of the plants in. He worked super hard, and it looks great. This weekend we should be able to finally finish all the planting. Below is a pic showing the [...]

June 9, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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Garden Map 2012

I’m a nerd. I love graph paper. Plus, I’m a planner. So, there are few things in life that make me more happy than planning AND graph paper together. Introducing: Community Garden Map 2012! I’ve already had to deviate slightly, but in general, the plan is still in tact.

May 23, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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What I did on Sat & Sun…

FINALLY got to the garden, and turned this: Into this: Year 3 at the Community Garden has officially begun. There is still a lot more to do (there is a 13′x13′ block of land behind where I took the picture that I’m not even going to show you yet). I got the squash (1 Greyzini, [...]

May 22, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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Community Garden – Lessons Learned Y2 (2011)

Just like the first year, I also followed up with a post on Facebook for our second year in the community garden. See below. Posted on August 19, 2011: I know we aren’t quite ready to say goodbye to the garden yet this year, but I thought I’d still summarize the things we learned so [...]

March 22, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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Introducing the Community Garden – Year 2 (2011)

So you saw our lessons learned for 2010, and we actually remembered to apply most of those! The next year, 2011, we had proven ourselves at the garden, and we were upgraded to a full plot, more than twice the size of the first year (25′x35′). This is a nice section of land, lots of [...]

March 20, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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Community Garden – Lessons Learned Y1 (2010)

While I continue to track down the pictures from Year 2 community garden, and it hangs in my draft posts, I wanted to share my lessons learned from the first year that I posted on Facebook in 2010. Since not everyone I know is on Facebook, and the Notes section is not well advertised on [...]

March 15, 2012 · Sheryl · No Comments
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