This week’s upcoming CVG Organized Work Opportunities
Monday (today) — 4 pm - 6 pm - at the garden
Thursday— 8:00 am - 10 am - at the garden (unless I’ve emailed and asked for a favor)
CVG - Save the Date!
Saturday June 4: 9 am - 4 pm - CVG is on the 2016 MAMG “Through our Garden Gates/ TOGG” Garden Tour. Come see us!
docents - Twila, Stephanie, Teresa, Val, Arlene
Thank you!
* Donut Hutt and Sophia for donating coffee grounds for the compost bins!
Most Recent Harvest donations
YTD Harvest Donation total = 601 lbs
56 lbs of mustard greens, savoy cabbage, red cabbage, onion, lettuce, carrots and strawberries to the Fayette County Project Outreach
17 lbs of mustard greens, onion, lettuce to the Collierville Food Pantry
10 lbs of savoy cabbage, onion, lettuce, carrots and strawberries to a particular family in need
72 lbs of lettuce, savoy cabbage, red cabbage, mustard greens, onions, carrots, beets to Resurrection Catholic School
Work Progress:
On Monday May 23 - Jan and Twila worked in the perennial beds. Twila, Teresa, Janet, and Stephanie harvested 20 lbs of cabbage and onions, 31 lbs of lettuce, carrot, and strawberry, and 5 lbs of mustard greens for the Fayette County Project Outreach. Delana delivered. Added string trellis to one of the plot 3 boxes, planted cowpeas.
On Tuesday May 24 - Stephanie manually ran the irrigation zones, confirmed about 1/4” irrigation per 20 minutes. Moved some stakes into plot 6. Sprayed a gallon of BT on cole crops. Worked on ID plates.
On Wednesday May 25 - Stephanie picked up coffee grounds from Starbucks. Checked on garden after 0.25” rainfall.
On Thursday May 26 - Patree, Joan, Lydia, Thea, Leah, Stephanie, and Vicky harvested 12 lbs of lettuce and red onion, and 5 lbs of mustard for the Collierville Food Pantry. Patree delivered. Then harvested 37 lbs of lettuce, 9 lb cabbage, 4 lb mustard greens, 21 lbs onions, carrots, and beets for Resurrection Catholic School. Patree delivered. Harvested an additional 10 lbs of cabbage, lettuce, onions, carrots for a family in need. Patree delivered. Planted 36 marigolds, some basil, Mexican tarragon, parsley, lemon balm. Planted some rattlesnake beans, in western archway boxes. Weeded in plot 1 and plot 4. Sidedressed cabbages in plot 1.
On Friday May 27 - Jan placed ID tags on perennials and worked in plots 7 and 8.
On Saturday May 28 - Stephanie sprayed BT on all cabbage and neem on mustard greens. Moved verona tomatoes back inside their cages.
Beauty in the Garden
“Little Finger” and “Purple Dragon” carrots
Plot 1 “Perfection Drumhead” and “Red Acre” Cabbages
“Coat and Jacket” Cowpeas ready to take over as soon as the Red Candy Onions are harvested
Everbearing Strawberries
"Verona" tomatoes
Bibb Lettuce
