CVG Progress Report: Tuesday, 30 April, 2014

Yesterday was very productive for the Victory Garden! Leah M. and Stephanie cleaned out the 4 raised beds outside the front gate so now they are ready for the zinnia sowing on Sunday. Teresa D. joined them to complete the transfer of the last of the pro-mix into the north beds, fill about fifteen 3-gallon containers (some or most for sweet pea flowers on Sunday) and and fill most of the cinder block holes. There are a few cinder block holes in the north largest bed to fill.... and we still have the available compost to transfer... but other than that, the beds are complete for now!  Carl then planted and fertilized some corn and bush beans in two of the north cinder block beds and set out some mealworms for the nesting bluebirds. Today he set organized seeds and fertilizer for the zinnia sowing and plans to mow this afternoon around 3:30.

Carl will be at the garden this Saturday, May 3, from 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm. Please join him if you are able!!

On Sunday, May 4 from 10:30 am -1:30 pm, we are hosting visits to the Garden for the Collierville Christian Church during their BBQ event. Please come if you can to thank the congregation for their support of our Garden.

On Wednesday, May 7, from 4:15pm - 5:15 pm the Garden will be hosting another visit from the elementary student members of the Roots and Shoots Club. We're planning to let them plant the last two available north cinder block beds.....maybe with a couple trellised (using a few of the extra cages from behind the compost area) cucumbers or midget cantaloupe. We'll also plant some bush beans and/or eggplant... and maybe some more radishes and herbs/flowers/peppers in a few of the cinder block holes..... Please come out if available, it's always a fun time.

Things to do around the garden:

-Weed plot 3 (immediately left of front gate) to get the area ready for planting tomatoes
-Weed around garlic
-Keep watering as needed, but especially the strawberries and peppers in cinder block holes
-Complete landscape fabric/pine needle mulching at back water spigot. The fabric is next to the back shed
-Add a few extra rebar where needed in the cinder block beds
-Start thinking some whimsy fairy garden focal points and scarecrow
-Prepare a couple of the pallets for vertical planting
-Keep turning the new composter and fill the second one....
-Plant back archway with gourd seed
-Fill donated bird feeder (thank you Patree!) with nyjer seed and add hanger on hummingbird station for it.

Thank you Leah and Teresa for all of the heavy lifting yesterday!:

Things are growing at the garden!
Sweet peas:

Potatoes:

 And more potatoes and elephant garlic:

And tomatoes in straw bales: