In a message dated 4/16/2006 8:05:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi, Folks! The community garden has been completely transformed since we opened on April 1st. Most plots have their composters installed and folks have planted lettuce, broccoli, Pak Choi, broccoli raab, onions, shallots, bulb fennel and potatoes. The Mitchell Program of St. Gabrielbs Hall has completed the wood chip paths between the plots, so feel free to wander around the paths and see what everyone has planted. The Ume trees have finished blooming, but the peach, pear and plum trees are all in bloom now. The apple trees will probably burst into bloom by the middle of the week. The American Daffodil Society bulbs on the labyrinth appear to be late-season daffodils b we have a few red-centered daffodils and a couple of very pale yellow ones, but the majority seem to be waiting for another week to pass before setting their buds. Across from the labyrinth, in the poppy bed, are some standard white daffodils and a cluster of unique ones with white back petals and peach (!!) colored trumpets b of all the b oddb colored daffodils, this one is my favorite so far! Tuesday nights at the garden with the Perennial Garden Volunteers is the place to be b we had 10 people and 3 dogs on our first Tuesday night with 9 people and 2 dogs last Tuesday night. Webve weeded through the new north-central perennial bed and the Formal Herb Garden b this Tuesday webll weed and prune out the deadwood in the northwestern bed next to the hardy kiwi pergola. The herbs on the labyrinth have not appreciated late March and early Aprilbs very warm days followed by sudden, hard-frost nights b webll give them another two weeks of gentle rain and warmer temperatures to convince them to completely break dormancy before we prune and trim the area. Anyone is welcome on any Tuesday to join in with the Perennial Garden Volunteers for weeding and conversation. For the rest of the month, we have a special job available to anyone who would like to join the conversation, but doesnbt want to get their hands dirty: Shanlee has adopted a 4 year old, 7 pound Pomeranian named Dot who was found as a stray by the SPCA. Dot is still very confused as to why she isnbt b homeb and it appears that she hasnbt spent much time outdoors and is a little nervous about it. But itbs a great comfort for her to sit in peoplebs lap and be petted b she leans against you and makes little grunting sounds. Shanleebs vet feels that itbs important for Dot to have lots of human contact b so if youbd like to spend a relaxing Tuesday night at the garden, but donbt feel like wielding a trowel, you can be b The Designated Dot Holder!b :-D For those who do enjoy wielding a trowel, webll be continuing to plant through the end of May. Unfortunately, the Russian Thistle seems to be gearing up for a massive infestation by April 29, the Spring Work Day. Come help us uproot this invasive weed between 10 am and 2 pm and webll treat you to a pizza lunch! Brownie Troop 1712 will be coming out on May 6th to plant flowers in the horticultural beds around the labyrinth. The Small Fruits Area will be planted after the last frost date with purple Royalty raspberries and Pink Champagne currents from Nourse Berry Farms and thornless blackberries donated by Rafebs grandfather. Come join us whenever your schedule permits. Here is our schedule for the next 3 weeks: Monday 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Mitchell Program of St. Gabriel bs Hall (except 4/17 for the Easter holiday) Tuesday 5:30 pm to dark Perennial Garden Volunteers (Great Conversation; Necessary, but Low-Impact Weeding!) Wednesday 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Mitchell Program of St. Gabrielbs Hall Friday 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Mitchell Program of St. Gabrielbs Hall Saturday, April 29 10 am to 2 pm Spring Work Day b Pizza for all volunteers! Saturday, May 6 1 pm Brownie Troop 1712 plants flowers around the labyrinth b helpers welcome! Do visit the community garden while the fruit trees and unique daffodils are blooming! Dorene Dorene Pasekoff, Coordinator St. John's United Church of Christ Organic Community Garden and Labyrinth A mission of St. John's United Church of Christ, 315 Gay Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460 Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from rly-xl01.mx.aol.com (rly-xl01.mail.aol.com [172.20.83.50]) by air-xl01.mail.aol.com (vx) with ESMTP id MAILINXL13-5af4442dbb52f5; Sun, 16 Apr 2006 20:05:22 -0400 Received: from vms046pub.verizon.net (vms046pub.verizon.net [206.46.252.46]) by rly-xl01.mx.aol.com (vx) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINXL15-5af4442dbb52f5; Sun, 16 Apr 2006 20:05:09 -0400 Received: from dorene ([68.238.182.67]) by vms046.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-4.02 (built Sep 9 2005)) with ESMTPA id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sun, 16 Apr 2006 19:05:01 -0500 (CDT) Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 20:04:52 -0400 From: "Alliums" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Community Garden: Spring Planting Underway! To: "'David Pasekoff'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Thread-index: AcZhsoxUBB+kiwRlT8yeM6oiBeNwug== X-AOL-IP: 206.46.252.46 X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: from multipart/alternative by demime 1.01d X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: Alternative section used was text/plain Hi, Folks! The community garden has been completely transformed since we opened on April 1st. Most plots have their composters installed and folks have planted lettuce, broccoli, Pak Choi, broccoli raab, onions, shallots, bulb fennel and potatoes. The Mitchell Program of St. Gabriel's Hall has completed the wood chip paths between the plots, so feel free to wander around the paths and see what everyone has planted. The Ume trees have finished blooming, but the peach, pear and plum trees are all in bloom now. The apple trees will probably burst into bloom by the middle of the week. The American Daffodil Society bulbs on the labyrinth appear to be late-season daffodils - we have a few red-centered daffodils and a couple of very pale yellow ones, but the majority seem to be waiting for another week to pass before setting their buds. Across from the labyrinth, in the poppy bed, are some standard white daffodils and a cluster of unique ones with white back petals and peach (!!) colored trumpets - of all the "odd" colored daffodils, this one is my favorite so far! Tuesday nights at the garden with the Perennial Garden Volunteers is the place to be - we had 10 people and 3 dogs on our first Tuesday night with 9 people and 2 dogs last Tuesday night. We've weeded through the new north-central perennial bed and the Formal Herb Garden - this Tuesday we'll weed and prune out the deadwood in the northwestern bed next to the hardy kiwi pergola. The herbs on the labyrinth have not appreciated late March and early April's very warm days followed by sudden, hard-frost nights - we'll give them another two weeks of gentle rain and warmer temperatures to convince them to completely break dormancy before we prune and trim the area. Anyone is welcome on any Tuesday to join in with the Perennial Garden Volunteers for weeding and conversation. For the rest of the month, we have a special job available to anyone who would like to join the conversation, but doesn't want to get their hands dirty: Shanlee has adopted a 4 year old, 7 pound Pomeranian named Dot who was found as a stray by the SPCA. Dot is still very confused as to why she isn't "home" and it appears that she hasn't spent much time outdoors and is a little nervous about it. But it's a great comfort for her to sit in people's lap and be petted - she leans against you and makes little grunting sounds. Shanlee's vet feels that it's important for Dot to have lots of human contact - so if you'd like to spend a relaxing Tuesday night at the garden, but don't feel like wielding a trowel, you can be "The Designated Dot Holder!" :-D For those who do enjoy wielding a trowel, we'll be continuing to plant through the end of May. Unfortunately, the Russian Thistle seems to be gearing up for a massive infestation by April 29, the Spring Work Day. Come help us uproot this invasive weed between 10 am and 2 pm and we'll treat you to a pizza lunch! Brownie Troop 1712 will be coming out on May 6th to plant flowers in the horticultural beds around the labyrinth. The Small Fruits Area will be planted after the last frost date with purple Royalty raspberries and Pink Champagne currents from Nourse Berry Farms and thornless blackberries donated by Rafe's grandfather. Come join us whenever your schedule permits. Here is our schedule for the next 3 weeks: Monday 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Mitchell Program of St. Gabriel's Hall (except 4/17 for the Easter holiday) Tuesday 5:30 pm to dark Perennial Garden Volunteers (Great Conversation; Necessary, but Low-Impact Weeding!) Wednesday 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Mitchell Program of St. Gabriel's Hall Friday 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Mitchell Program of St. Gabriel's Hall Saturday, April 29 10 am to 2 pm Spring Work Day - Pizza for all volunteers! Saturday, May 6 1 pm Brownie Troop 1712 plants flowers around the labyrinth - helpers welcome! Do visit the community garden while the fruit trees and unique daffodils are blooming! Dorene Dorene Pasekoff, Coordinator St. John's United Church of Christ Organic Community Garden and Labyrinth A mission of St. John's United Church of Christ, 315 Gay Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460 ______________________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
