This week’s upcoming CVG Organized Work Opportunities
Monday — 4 pm - 6 pm - at the garden
Thursday— 7:30 am - 9:30 am - at the garden
Thank you!
Collierville Christian Church youth for the 8+ new colorfully decorated stepping stones
Most Recent Harvest donations
YTD Harvest Donation total = 1920 lbs
9 bouquets of zinnia sent to Page Robbins Adult Day Center
2 bouquets to the Collierville Library
7 pounds to a family in need
38 pounds sweet potatoes, held for drying/curing
24 lbs harvested on Thursday, delivered (plus sweet potatoes from previous week) to Resurrection Catholic School in Memphis
13 lbs of celebrity tomato trial tomatoes on Monday,
7.5 lbs of celebrity tomato trial tomatoes on Thursday
10 lbs of celebrity tomato trial tomatoes on Sunday
Work Progress:
On Monday August 1 - Arlene, Teresa, Stephanie, Patree, Twila - harvested 7 lbs for a family in need. Patree delivered. Harvested 6 celebrity grafted tomatoes (3.5 lb) and picked/disposed of 14 additional celebrity grafted tomatoes due to furry critter and/or insect damage. Harvested 17 celebrity ungrafted tomatoes (9.5 lb) and picked/disposed of 18 additional celebrity ungrafted tomatoes due to furry critter and/or insect damage. Picked/disposed of 3 homestead ungrafted tomatoes due to furry critter and/or insect damage. Harvested two plot 3 boxes of Vardaman sweet potatoes- 38 lbs.
On Tuesday August 2 - Teresa and Riley harvested and delivered 9 bouquets of zinnia to Page Robbins Adult Day Center and 2 bouquets of zinnia to the Collierville Library. Stephanie picked up some copper sulfate for the homestead trial tomato plants.
On Wednesday August 3 - Twila and Jan worked on compost and trimmed/deadheaded perennials and zinnia.
On Thursday August 4 - Arlene, Leah, Kim, Teresa, Patree, Stephanie, Mary - harvested 10 lb cucumber, eggplant cantaloupe; 1.5 lb okra and green bean, 5.5 lb peppers, 4 lb tomato, 3 lb swiss chard. Patree delivered this 24 lb plus last week’s sweet potato plus some hardback children’s books and some snacks to the Resurrection Catholic School. Harvested 9 grafted celebrity tomatoes (3 lb) and picked/disposed of 4 additional celebrity grafted tomatoes due to furry critter and/or insect (stink bug?) damage. Harvested 10 ungrafted celebrity tomatoes plus picked/disposed of 1 additional celebrity ungrafted tomato due to furry critter and/or insect damage. Sprayed copper sulfate on all homestead tomato plants.
On Friday August 5 - Stephanie updated blog sidebar. Hand watered archway boxes.
On Sunday August 7 - Stephanie harvested 12 grafted celebrity tomatoes (4.5 lb) and picked/disposed of 2 additional celebrity grafted tomatoes due to furry critter and/or insect damage. Harvested 19 ungrafted celebrity tomatoes (5.5 lb) and picked/disposed of 2 additional celebrity grafted tomatoes due to furry critter and/or insect damage.
Beauty in the Garden:
“The supervisor” scarecrow watching over the Beauregard sweet potato vines and Burgundy okra plants
Many sunflowers blooming this week, with more on the way
“Coat and Jacket” cowpeas/field peas fighting for space with the Vardaman sweet potatoes. (Good/Bad news is the “furry critters” seem to prefer the ripening cow peas over the tomatoes…)
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