Larry and Peg and moi cut 18 lbs cabbages, picked 27 lbs collards, and pulled 175 lbs turnips and turnip greens 12/15 and took to the needy at Dragonville Food Pantry this morning.
Total 3,666 lbs in 2010!!!!!!!
Will pick more turnips and cabbages and rutabagas and onions in Jan.
Aint God good!
cw
The Collierville Victory Garden and Butterfly Haven is committed to the Memphis Area Master Gardeners' mission to pass on the joy of gardening and UT Extension horticultural knowledge. Through the generosity of the Collierville Christian Church and MAMG, this Plant-A-Row for the Hungry (PAR) garden donates its vegetables to the Collierville Food Pantry, Resurrection Catholic School and Fayette County Project Outreach and its flowers to Page Robbins and Habitat for Humanity.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
Harvest delivery 12/05-06/2010
Sunday Carl picked 2 bushels of collard greens and 5 bushels of turnips and turnip greens total 103 lbs and took that and some of the cabbages to elderly ladies on Harris Cv south of the tracks.
Monday Carl delivered half the cabbages to Page Robbins.
Monday Carl delivered half the cabbages to Page Robbins.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Victory Garden mulch and pick cabbages 12-04-2010
ink to pix:
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Pix of Wes and Dave and his two sons working hard and steady in the garden Saturday morning 12-04-2010. They were mulching and were there when I got there and there when I left. I harvested the ready cabbages so frost tomorrow night will not hurt them. Note delicate mulching around the garlic sprouts. Also note the dark green curly Savoy cabbages and light green Bonnie hybrid cabbages. 16 Savoy's = 139 lbs and 14 Bonnies = 64 lbs = 203 lbs. YTD total 3,463 llbs to charity.
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Pix of Wes and Dave and his two sons working hard and steady in the garden Saturday morning 12-04-2010. They were mulching and were there when I got there and there when I left. I harvested the ready cabbages so frost tomorrow night will not hurt them. Note delicate mulching around the garlic sprouts. Also note the dark green curly Savoy cabbages and light green Bonnie hybrid cabbages. 16 Savoy's = 139 lbs and 14 Bonnies = 64 lbs = 203 lbs. YTD total 3,463 llbs to charity.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
re: spreading leaves Saturday 2pm
Nancy call me 485-6910 Thursday afternoon and I will know for sure whether I can be there. I am so happy to hear from y'all!
Carl
Carl
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Garden status and help needed
We are up to 3,018 lbs harvested for the year and delivered to charity, mainly the local Food Pantry. See their TY note below.
I will harvest 7:15-8:15 this Thursday morning cabbages, turnips, turnip greens, and collards and take them to the Food Pantry. Help is needed and appreciated. Can do this Wednesday 3:30-4:30 if that meets your schedule better.
I expect to have more than 50 bags of leaves at the garden by the weekend. They need spread out on the garden and can be done on your schedule, though I will be happy to meet you there and help you get started.
Instructions: Safety first!
Admire the beautiful bounty and 31 varieties of garlic which sprouted.
Cover ALL bare ground with about 6 inches of leaves from the bags.
Take empty bags home and discard or cut up to decorate your tree.
Let Carl know about it.
Thank You note from the Collierville Food Pantry dated Nov 26, 2010:
What a lovely sight - all the beautiful vegetables y'all brought for the big day at the pantry. The clients were so appreciative. Thank You for all of the work y'all do on behalf of the Pantry.
In His service, Joyce CFP
We also harvested 16 bushels 320 lbs of turnips and greens and delivered to a church in Memphis inner city for distribution the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
American Indian quote:
With one mind, we turn to honor and thank all the Food Plants we harvest from the garden. Since the beginning of time, the grains, vegetables, beans, and berries have helped the people survive. Many other living things draw strength from them, too. We gather all the Plant Foods together as one and send them a greeting of thanks.
-Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address
I will harvest 7:15-8:15 this Thursday morning cabbages, turnips, turnip greens, and collards and take them to the Food Pantry. Help is needed and appreciated. Can do this Wednesday 3:30-4:30 if that meets your schedule better.
I expect to have more than 50 bags of leaves at the garden by the weekend. They need spread out on the garden and can be done on your schedule, though I will be happy to meet you there and help you get started.
Instructions: Safety first!
Admire the beautiful bounty and 31 varieties of garlic which sprouted.
Cover ALL bare ground with about 6 inches of leaves from the bags.
Take empty bags home and discard or cut up to decorate your tree.
Let Carl know about it.
Thank You note from the Collierville Food Pantry dated Nov 26, 2010:
What a lovely sight - all the beautiful vegetables y'all brought for the big day at the pantry. The clients were so appreciative. Thank You for all of the work y'all do on behalf of the Pantry.
In His service, Joyce CFP
We also harvested 16 bushels 320 lbs of turnips and greens and delivered to a church in Memphis inner city for distribution the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
American Indian quote:
With one mind, we turn to honor and thank all the Food Plants we harvest from the garden. Since the beginning of time, the grains, vegetables, beans, and berries have helped the people survive. Many other living things draw strength from them, too. We gather all the Plant Foods together as one and send them a greeting of thanks.
-Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address
Thursday, November 18, 2010
CVG Veggie Garden Report 11/18/10
CVG Veggie Garden Report 11/18/10 Food Pantry 144 lbs YTD 2,698 lbs:
Carl harvested 10 bushels of collards, turnips, and turnip greens and took to the Food Pantry this morning.
156 lbs - 12 lbs tare = 144 lbs net. 10 bushels. They were gone in 15 minutes at the Food Pantry. Today is the last day before Thanksgiving and a major day for the Food Pantry.
YTD total 2,698 lbs.
Rained a lot last night but no mud in the garden due to heavy mulching.
Garlic has sprouted.
At least 30 more bushels to harvest plus many cabbages and onions and rutabagas.
Link to pix:
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cw
Carl harvested 10 bushels of collards, turnips, and turnip greens and took to the Food Pantry this morning.
156 lbs - 12 lbs tare = 144 lbs net. 10 bushels. They were gone in 15 minutes at the Food Pantry. Today is the last day before Thanksgiving and a major day for the Food Pantry.
YTD total 2,698 lbs.
Rained a lot last night but no mud in the garden due to heavy mulching.
Garlic has sprouted.
At least 30 more bushels to harvest plus many cabbages and onions and rutabagas.
Link to pix:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=703820756407%3A1532172214&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee
cw
Thursday, November 11, 2010
CVG harvest and delivery to Food Pantry 11/11/2010 55 lbs
CVG harvest and delivery to Food Pantry 11/11/2010 55 lbs:
Collierville High School band volunteers and Carl harvested 3 bushels of turnips and turnip greens and 2 bushels of collard greens Wednesday 11/10 and delivered to the Food Pantry.
I turned on sprinklers 7:30 this morning and emailed church office asking them to turn them off any time after 9am.
Wes and Dave planted 686 cloves of 31 varieties of garlic in plot 3 north side 3 beds. Some of it is sprouting!!!!!!
Jim Holland and I worked out details for establishing an asparagus bed next Spring using Jersey Supreme hybrid and Martha Washington heirloom varieties. He is leader on this project.
Jimmy and Wes completely finished the cleanup for the winter!!!!!
Martha requested town donate and deliver a truck of mulched leaves. After next week's big harvest most of the garden will be ready for a snug blanket of organic material. We need to organize a large team to make this happen one Saturday in December.
Next Wed 2:30pm the CHS Band volunteers will help harvest again. Next week is the big day at the Food Pantry for Thanksgiving. I would like to take 2 bushels of collards and 8 bushels of turnips.
Collierville High School band volunteers and Carl harvested 3 bushels of turnips and turnip greens and 2 bushels of collard greens Wednesday 11/10 and delivered to the Food Pantry.
I turned on sprinklers 7:30 this morning and emailed church office asking them to turn them off any time after 9am.
Wes and Dave planted 686 cloves of 31 varieties of garlic in plot 3 north side 3 beds. Some of it is sprouting!!!!!!
Jim Holland and I worked out details for establishing an asparagus bed next Spring using Jersey Supreme hybrid and Martha Washington heirloom varieties. He is leader on this project.
Jimmy and Wes completely finished the cleanup for the winter!!!!!
Martha requested town donate and deliver a truck of mulched leaves. After next week's big harvest most of the garden will be ready for a snug blanket of organic material. We need to organize a large team to make this happen one Saturday in December.
Next Wed 2:30pm the CHS Band volunteers will help harvest again. Next week is the big day at the Food Pantry for Thanksgiving. I would like to take 2 bushels of collards and 8 bushels of turnips.
Monday, November 1, 2010
garlic and asparagus
Making good use of God's gift of a garden:
I still believe in angels as David and Wes and Jim "visited" us last week.
See note from David and Wes below. AWESOME! All of plot 3 is planted in garlic. We gonna have a garlic party of some kind next late Spring! Meanwhile we wont have any vampires in the garden. :)
Next step in a week or two, after my newly realigned little toe heals, Jim Holland has graciously to put us in an asparagus bed.
Aint God good!!!!
cw
----- Forwarded Message ----From: David M. FitzgeraldTo: carl wayne ; Wesley Wooldridge Sent: Mon, November 1, 2010 9:50:11 AMSubject: Garlic counts
Guys,
Thanks for the help on Sunday. Here’s a recap: Wes and I finished up about 3:30. We filled all three of the rows on the left, and I did a thorough hand watering. Don’t think any more water is necessary unless we get zero rain on Tuesday.
32 varieties added up to approximately 686 cloves planted. We may very well need a plan for the 800 or so bulbs we’re likely to harvest in late May! We’ll probably keep about 90 of the bulbs for future seed stock.
Dave
David M. Fitzgerald
Senior Management Facilitator
FedEx Express HRD
I still believe in angels as David and Wes and Jim "visited" us last week.
See note from David and Wes below. AWESOME! All of plot 3 is planted in garlic. We gonna have a garlic party of some kind next late Spring! Meanwhile we wont have any vampires in the garden. :)
Next step in a week or two, after my newly realigned little toe heals, Jim Holland has graciously to put us in an asparagus bed.
Aint God good!!!!
cw
----- Forwarded Message ----From: David M. Fitzgerald
Guys,
Thanks for the help on Sunday. Here’s a recap: Wes and I finished up about 3:30. We filled all three of the rows on the left, and I did a thorough hand watering. Don’t think any more water is necessary unless we get zero rain on Tuesday.
32 varieties added up to approximately 686 cloves planted. We may very well need a plan for the 800 or so bulbs we’re likely to harvest in late May! We’ll probably keep about 90 of the bulbs for future seed stock.
Dave
David M. Fitzgerald
Senior Management Facilitator
FedEx Express HRD
Thursday, October 28, 2010
CVG harvest and delivery to Food Pantry 10/28/2010 314 lbs
CVG harvest and delivery to Food Pantry 10/28/2010 314 lbs:
5th grade class from Collierville Incarnation School harvested 6 bushels of turnips and turnip greens Wednesday 10/27.
Carl harvested 1 bushel of collard greens and 1 bushel of new turnip greens this morning.
Carl took to the Food Pantry other half of the 374 lbs sweet taters dug the previous week by Incarnation School 3rd grade students, est 174 lbs, plus 140 lbs of turnips, turnips greens, and collard greens.
Total this week 314 lbs. Yeah!!!
Dave Fitzgerald, Wes Wooldridge, Jimmy Gafford, and possibly Carl, will plant garlic this weekend. Yeah!!!
Link to this weeks harvest pix:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=776627526407%3A1445845258&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee
cw
5th grade class from Collierville Incarnation School harvested 6 bushels of turnips and turnip greens Wednesday 10/27.
Carl harvested 1 bushel of collard greens and 1 bushel of new turnip greens this morning.
Carl took to the Food Pantry other half of the 374 lbs sweet taters dug the previous week by Incarnation School 3rd grade students, est 174 lbs, plus 140 lbs of turnips, turnips greens, and collard greens.
Total this week 314 lbs. Yeah!!!
Dave Fitzgerald, Wes Wooldridge, Jimmy Gafford, and possibly Carl, will plant garlic this weekend. Yeah!!!
Link to this weeks harvest pix:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=776627526407%3A1445845258&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee
cw
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Harvest 10/21/2010 taken to the Food Pantry
http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=828297616407%3A1699183371&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee see pix
I took to the Food Pantry little more than half the 374 lbs sweet taters dug Monday by Incarnation School 3rd grade students, est 200 lbs, will take the other est 174 next week.
Pulled and took 61 lbs turnips and greens.
Total this week 261 lbs.
See pix link above.
Sweet tater is 10 lbs, turnip is 3 lbs, volunteer policeman is about 125 lbs.
Incarnation 5th grade students will help harvest more turnips and collards next Wed 10am.
cw
I took to the Food Pantry little more than half the 374 lbs sweet taters dug Monday by Incarnation School 3rd grade students, est 200 lbs, will take the other est 174 next week.
Pulled and took 61 lbs turnips and greens.
Total this week 261 lbs.
See pix link above.
Sweet tater is 10 lbs, turnip is 3 lbs, volunteer policeman is about 125 lbs.
Incarnation 5th grade students will help harvest more turnips and collards next Wed 10am.
cw
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Victory Garden status 10/20/2010
CVG status October 2010:
The Collierville Victory Garden is beautiful, bountiful and a blessing to the needy people of our community. This month we have harvested almost a thousand pounds of fresh, tasty, sustainably grown veggies: peas, eggplants, collards, sweet taters, turnips and turnip greens.
The Jeff Golladay inspired raised humus beds have been amazing, including making it easy to simply pull the sweet taters out of the deep friable beds. We have averaged about an astounding five pounds of sweet taters per linear row foot.
We will be harvesting collards, rutabagas, onions, Bonnie hybrid cabbages, Savoy cabbages, and turnip greens deep into the season.
We have been blessed with three school groups this month coming to lift, laugh, and learn.
We will plant 30-40 varieties of garlic soon. Another fun experiment.
The Habitat For Humanity holding beds are full, and the combination of morning glories and moonflowers on the entrance trellis is breathtaking.
With much of the garden cleared, now is the time to come see and wiggle your toes in the deep humus beds.
BTW: I ate a raw okra. Deelish!
The Collierville Victory Garden is beautiful, bountiful and a blessing to the needy people of our community. This month we have harvested almost a thousand pounds of fresh, tasty, sustainably grown veggies: peas, eggplants, collards, sweet taters, turnips and turnip greens.
The Jeff Golladay inspired raised humus beds have been amazing, including making it easy to simply pull the sweet taters out of the deep friable beds. We have averaged about an astounding five pounds of sweet taters per linear row foot.
We will be harvesting collards, rutabagas, onions, Bonnie hybrid cabbages, Savoy cabbages, and turnip greens deep into the season.
We have been blessed with three school groups this month coming to lift, laugh, and learn.
We will plant 30-40 varieties of garlic soon. Another fun experiment.
The Habitat For Humanity holding beds are full, and the combination of morning glories and moonflowers on the entrance trellis is breathtaking.
With much of the garden cleared, now is the time to come see and wiggle your toes in the deep humus beds.
BTW: I ate a raw okra. Deelish!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Victory Garden harvest 313 lbs for Food Pantry 10/15/2010
CVG Update Oct 15, 2010:
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/colliervillevictorygarden/Blog: http://www.colliervillevictorygarden.org/ Send updates to me to post. These notes are posted to that blog.
Pix of this week's harvest:http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=343365706407%3A1320217995&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee
and
http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=485442106407%3A958161521&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee
This week's donation:
313 lbs to the Food Pantry: 264 lbs sweet taters, 12 lbs peas, 49 lbs (2 bu ea) turnip & collard greens.
Note: 264 lbs / 64 linear feet - 4 lbs sweet taters per linear foot.
Year-to-date total donation:
1,608 + this week's 313 = 1,924 lbs YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Second of three rows of sweet taters dug last Monday by Carl and Susan & Ellen Engelbrecht. Carl harvested the peas and greens and took all to the Food Pantry.
Susanne Angelillo and some students from the ICS school will dig the remaining row of sweet taters Monday Oct 18 at 845am.
Jeff and Jimmy removed the piles of dried up plants to the compost pile.
Saturday Oct 30 at 9am we will plant garlic. Dave Fitzgerald is in charge. More than 26 varieties so far.
There is no hairy vetch seed available locally for a winter cover crop.
We have some spring bulbs to plant in the inside of plots 3 and 6 and can use more bulb donations. These will be interplanted with summer flowers in late spring.
Please send your ideas, concerns, questions, email list changes, etc to me.
Thanks,
Carl Wayne Hardeman
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/colliervillevictorygarden/Blog: http://www.colliervillevictorygarden.org/ Send updates to me to post. These notes are posted to that blog.
Pix of this week's harvest:http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=343365706407%3A1320217995&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee
and
http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=485442106407%3A958161521&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee
This week's donation:
313 lbs to the Food Pantry: 264 lbs sweet taters, 12 lbs peas, 49 lbs (2 bu ea) turnip & collard greens.
Note: 264 lbs / 64 linear feet - 4 lbs sweet taters per linear foot.
Year-to-date total donation:
1,608 + this week's 313 = 1,924 lbs YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Second of three rows of sweet taters dug last Monday by Carl and Susan & Ellen Engelbrecht. Carl harvested the peas and greens and took all to the Food Pantry.
Susanne Angelillo and some students from the ICS school will dig the remaining row of sweet taters Monday Oct 18 at 845am.
Jeff and Jimmy removed the piles of dried up plants to the compost pile.
Saturday Oct 30 at 9am we will plant garlic. Dave Fitzgerald is in charge. More than 26 varieties so far.
There is no hairy vetch seed available locally for a winter cover crop.
We have some spring bulbs to plant in the inside of plots 3 and 6 and can use more bulb donations. These will be interplanted with summer flowers in late spring.
Please send your ideas, concerns, questions, email list changes, etc to me.
Thanks,
Carl Wayne Hardeman
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
greens 10/13/2010
10 pics of gorgeous greens in the Victory Garden in Collierville TN 10/13/2010http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=91248&id=1250851810&l=f89400426e
Some more garlic information
A garden in Canada has 121 varieties of garlic. DNA study shows there are only 10 distinct varieties. Main differences are strength of the taste, size, shape, color, days-until-mature, drought resistance, hard-vs-soft neck, etc. Amazingly, the money is in selling seed bulbs which range from $3 to $15 each. More than 40 varieties are listed here and doesn't include elephant garlic.
http://www.garlicfarm.ca/garlic-varieties.htm
http://www.garlicfarm.ca/article-garlic-seeds.htm
http://www.garlicfarm.ca/garlic-varieties.htm
http://www.garlicfarm.ca/article-garlic-seeds.htm
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
No vampires in the Victory Garden this winter
We are having more fun than a greenhouse full of Master Gardener interns planning and planting garlic this fall in the Victory Garden. Isn't all gardening an experiment? We grew one variety very well last winter. Dave Fitzgerald is our garlic meister!
This is a list of the varieties of garlic we have so far with several more on order.
We have 1 bulb of most and 2 of a few and get one plant, Lord willing, per clove.
We accept all donations of more bulbs and/or varieties.
We are expecting no vampires in the garden this winter.
All questions and suggestions are welcome!!!
Inchelium Red
Italian Late
Red Tochliarvi
Tochliarvi
Chamiskuri
New York White
German White
Polish Hardneck
Hnat
Theradrone
Montana Carlos
Russian Giant
Simonetti
Red Janice
Metechi
Brown Tempest
Lotus
Lorz Italian
Bavarian Purple
Chinese Purple
German Extra Hardy
Shatali
Transylvania
Shang Dong
Belarus
Leningrad
...
This is a list of the varieties of garlic we have so far with several more on order.
We have 1 bulb of most and 2 of a few and get one plant, Lord willing, per clove.
We accept all donations of more bulbs and/or varieties.
We are expecting no vampires in the garden this winter.
All questions and suggestions are welcome!!!
Inchelium Red
Italian Late
Red Tochliarvi
Tochliarvi
Chamiskuri
New York White
German White
Polish Hardneck
Hnat
Theradrone
Montana Carlos
Russian Giant
Simonetti
Red Janice
Metechi
Brown Tempest
Lotus
Lorz Italian
Bavarian Purple
Chinese Purple
German Extra Hardy
Shatali
Transylvania
Shang Dong
Belarus
Leningrad
...
Friday, October 1, 2010
Collierville Victory Garden (CVG) update 10/1/2010
CVG Update Oct 1, 2010:
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/colliervillevictorygarden/Blog (under construction): http://ccvg.blogspot.com/ Send updates to me to post.
Pic in 9/29 CA: http://www.commercialappeal.com/photos/2010/sep/29/188995/
Pix of this week's harvest:http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=153968785407%3A799573004&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee
This week's donation:
297 lbs to the Food Pantry: 251 sweet taters, 12 peas, 34 (3 bu) turnip greens.
Note: 251 lbs /72 linear feet - 3.3 lbs sweet taters per linear foot.
Note: 192 linear feet plot 6 harvested 7 bu turnip greens just by thinning them.
Note: our horticulture success is based on the new raised beds, sustainable practices, TLC, your hard work, and the donated Carbon Boost product from FBSciences in Dragonville.
Year-to-date total donation:
1,311 + this week's 297 = 1,611 lbs YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We have been honored by the Memphis Area Master Gardeners as a CORE Project beginning Jan 1, 2011, which means we volunteers who are Master Gardeners get our required annual volunteer hours credited in a different category. Otherwise, no change to what we are doing or the way we do it.
We received a generous $2,500 donation we will use for all areas of the garden. Your ideas appreciated. We are considering drip irrigation system, row covers, and perhaps a small greenhouse.
This week we did harvesting, hand weeding, fertilizing, watering, put tater vines on the compost pile, picked up 30 bags of leaves/grass curbside in Dragonville, and began mulching the middles.
Next work days are sweet tater harvest Saturday Oct 9 at 9am and more winterizing Monday Oct 11 5:30pm.
Karen Dula and Troop 10429 Girl Scouts dug the sweet taters and did an excellent job. These taters are Porto Ricos.
http://henryfields.com/product.asp?pn=11397&bhcd2=1285857032
The CHS band will dig the remaining 2/3 sweet taters 9am Saturday Oct 9. These taters are Beauregards.
http://henryfields.com/sweet-potato-beauregard-/p/11386/
Remember we have an agreement with the Collierville Christian Church which includes the requirement that each volunteer annually sign a liability release waiver form. It is attached.
A little fun: Superhero Master Gardener, a.k.a Elvis Parsley) to the rescue:http://memphisareamastergardeners.org/57/1114/album.html The veggie garden needs HELP as I will be out of town from noon Saturday until next Friday night. It needs to be watered. The sprinklers will be in place, so they only need turning on then turned off after 2 hours, less'n it rains. We also need about 100 more bags of leaves/grass gathered and spread between the rows, and we need the new baby turnip greens in the middle left (south) plot thinned about 2/3's.
Dave Fitzgerald is leading our demonstration garlic garden in plot 3. We will plant sometime in October. We will have many varieties plus some sort of promo event when we harvest them next year. Ideas appreciated. Ronny Williams of Dragonville donated one bulb each of 25 varieties to add to those Dave Fitzgerald is getting.
Habitat For Humanity Team update:
Plants 4 Habitat love all the Iris donations we have received! I sent a "Thank You" card but if you could mention our appreciation in your next group email or newsletter that would be great! Also, please mention plot #7 is full so we are not excepting any more donations.
Please send your ideas, concerns, questions, email list changes, etc to me.
Thanks,
Carl Wayne Hardeman mymaters@yahoo.com
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/colliervillevictorygarden/Blog (under construction): http://ccvg.blogspot.com/ Send updates to me to post.
Pic in 9/29 CA: http://www.commercialappeal.com/photos/2010/sep/29/188995/
Pix of this week's harvest:http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=153968785407%3A799573004&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee
This week's donation:
297 lbs to the Food Pantry: 251 sweet taters, 12 peas, 34 (3 bu) turnip greens.
Note: 251 lbs /72 linear feet - 3.3 lbs sweet taters per linear foot.
Note: 192 linear feet plot 6 harvested 7 bu turnip greens just by thinning them.
Note: our horticulture success is based on the new raised beds, sustainable practices, TLC, your hard work, and the donated Carbon Boost product from FBSciences in Dragonville.
Year-to-date total donation:
1,311 + this week's 297 = 1,611 lbs YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We have been honored by the Memphis Area Master Gardeners as a CORE Project beginning Jan 1, 2011, which means we volunteers who are Master Gardeners get our required annual volunteer hours credited in a different category. Otherwise, no change to what we are doing or the way we do it.
We received a generous $2,500 donation we will use for all areas of the garden. Your ideas appreciated. We are considering drip irrigation system, row covers, and perhaps a small greenhouse.
This week we did harvesting, hand weeding, fertilizing, watering, put tater vines on the compost pile, picked up 30 bags of leaves/grass curbside in Dragonville, and began mulching the middles.
Next work days are sweet tater harvest Saturday Oct 9 at 9am and more winterizing Monday Oct 11 5:30pm.
Karen Dula and Troop 10429 Girl Scouts dug the sweet taters and did an excellent job. These taters are Porto Ricos.
http://henryfields.com/product.asp?pn=11397&bhcd2=1285857032
The CHS band will dig the remaining 2/3 sweet taters 9am Saturday Oct 9. These taters are Beauregards.
http://henryfields.com/sweet-potato-beauregard-/p/11386/
Remember we have an agreement with the Collierville Christian Church which includes the requirement that each volunteer annually sign a liability release waiver form. It is attached.
A little fun: Superhero Master Gardener, a.k.a Elvis Parsley) to the rescue:http://memphisareamastergardeners.org/57/1114/album.html The veggie garden needs HELP as I will be out of town from noon Saturday until next Friday night. It needs to be watered. The sprinklers will be in place, so they only need turning on then turned off after 2 hours, less'n it rains. We also need about 100 more bags of leaves/grass gathered and spread between the rows, and we need the new baby turnip greens in the middle left (south) plot thinned about 2/3's.
Dave Fitzgerald is leading our demonstration garlic garden in plot 3. We will plant sometime in October. We will have many varieties plus some sort of promo event when we harvest them next year. Ideas appreciated. Ronny Williams of Dragonville donated one bulb each of 25 varieties to add to those Dave Fitzgerald is getting.
Habitat For Humanity Team update:
Plants 4 Habitat love all the Iris donations we have received! I sent a "Thank You" card but if you could mention our appreciation in your next group email or newsletter that would be great! Also, please mention plot #7 is full so we are not excepting any more donations.
Please send your ideas, concerns, questions, email list changes, etc to me.
Thanks,
Carl Wayne Hardeman mymaters@yahoo.com
