Volunteer work days, July 1 to 7, 2012

Tuesday, July 3, 8:30 to 11:00:  Sir and spray the milk and honey prep.  This particular prep encourages increases in our beneficial insect population.  Plant more green beans, and weed, feed and mulch the strawberries.

Thursday, July 5, 5:00 to 8:00:  We'll hill the ginger, harvest potatoes, and weed and mulch any root beds that need it.  There will also be a grill available, and a vegetable from the garden will be served.  Last Thursday we had fresh, sun warmed tomatoes and green beans sauteed in ghee.

Friday, July 6, 5:00 to 8:00:  Stir and spray fermented nettle prep, weed, feed and mulch the flower beds.  The grill and fresh veggies from the garden will be available this evening as well.

Saturday, July 7, 5:00 to 6:30 in the morning:  Stir and spray the silica prep.  The silica prep helps plants make the best use of sunlight and has been shown to increase flavor and sweetness.  Because of its relationship to sunlight, it is best applied just at sunrise, thus the super early start time.

Volunteer Days, June 20 to June 27, 2012

The summer schedule is likely to change from week to week as I adjust for vacations, summer camps and the like.  Below is the schedule up through June 29.  A number of excellent regular volunteers have agreed to come in for two hour time slots while I am away on vacation.  Please come and support them if you are able.  The garden is in great need of weeding, but there is also plenty to harvest!

Below is the schedule.  In addition to the work mentioned below, there will be time to harvest chard, celery, dill, basil, spring collards, arugula, cilantro, carrots, squash, tomatoes, and green beans. 

Wednesday, June 20 from 9 to 11:  Weed B3.  Thin sunflowers.  Add mulch.  Deadhead all flowers in the bed.  Penny will be your guide.

Thursday, June 21 from 10 to 12:  Finish anything that didn't get done in B3 the day before.  Weed C1.  Add mulch.  Deadhead all flowers in the bed.  Kristen will be your guide.

Friday, June 22 from 3 to 5:  Weed celery and swiss chard in A1, plant big empty spaces with cover crop and water well.  Put thick layer of leaf mulch around chard and celery.  Therisa will be your guide.

Saturday, June 23 from 10 to 12:  Weed B5.  Thin and transplant okra.  Feed entire bed with a thick layer of sifted compost and a scoop of feather meal.  Cover with leaf mulch.  Attach vine plants to trellis with twine or twist ties where possible.  Kristen will be your guide.

Monday, June 25 from 9 to 11:  Finish anything that didn't get done in B5 on Saturday.  Weed A2.  Feed entire bed with a thick layer of sifted compost and a scoop of feather meal.  Cover with leaf mulch.  Snip suckers from tomato vines and continue training up strings.  Pat will be your guide.

Tuesday, June 26 from 9 to 11:  Harvest garlic in B1 and lay out in greenhouse to cure.  Check ginger in pots near shiitake logs.  If base of ginger plant is bright pink, add 4" of sifted compost to that pot.  Give B1 a quick weed, plant cover crop over entire bed and water well.   Weed D4 and cover bed with leaf mulch.  Nice will be your guide.

Wednesday, June 27 from 9 to 11:  Finish anything that didn't get done the day before.  Weed D6.  Thin leeks and transplant so that plants are 4 to 6 inches apart in their rows.  Water well.  Add a layer of leaf mulch.

Thursday, June 28 from 5 to 8:  This will be our first attempt at summer potlucks.  Bring an easy dish to share.  I'll have a small fire going for grilling and plans for something fresh to eat from the garden.  As to work, we'll finish anything that didn't get done the day before.  Weed D1.  Plant cover crop in big empty section and water well.  Add a thick layer of sifted compost and another layer of mulch around potatoes.

 

Volunteer Work Days June 10 to 16, 2012

There will only be one work day this week, Thursday, June 14 from 8:30 to noon.  We will weed, weed and weed some more.

The chicken coop is finished and chickens will be arriving tomorrow late morning.  Come check them out!

Stay tuned for the summer work schedule which will start next week.  Yes, we will be gardening throughout the summer!  Meanwhile have a great start to your summer break.