Getting started 2014 Work Day Satiddy 1/11 11am plant onions

Welcome to 2014 in the Victory Garden. I am excited by the prospects of a fun and productive and rewarding year.

We have two more bunches each of Texas yellow and white sweet onyun sets to plants: about 250 plants to add to the 286 we already have set out.

We will do this Satiddy morning 11am or earlier if some of you contact me wanting an earlier time.
Please RSVP me by email if you can be there.

I have high hopes for 2014, hoping I can stall off the knee replacement one more year. Reminds me of the old song High Hopes.

The town of Collierville donated 5 damaged trash carts for us to use as compost bins, They are missing lids. Thanks to Janet Trent for this idea.

We are waiting to hear if our requested funds are given to us by Memphis Area Master Gardeners so we can build raised beds in two more of the six plots and add four more trellises.

My desire this year is to mulch a lot more and smother all weeds, to not plant peas as thickly, to not over fertilizer, to use more organic pest control (witch hazel in soapy water), and a new tomato plan which is sposed to produce tons of tomatoes.

We will be using two of the front raised beds (beside the bins) for our cut flower zinnia beds.

I was so happy to hear our benefactor Les Branum of Bonnie Farms has decided not to take the transfer to Indiana.

People to remember in your prayers:
Sherry Barwick who lost her husband Sid.
Peggy Risner who is having an ongoing medical problem.
Athena (Connie) Bogema is undergoing cancer treatments.
Dave Fitgerald and family will be relocating out of the area.
Whit and Jan Whitacre have relocated to middle Tennessee.
and others I am not aware of.

Carl Wayne
Ain't God good.