CVG Work Progress and Harvest Donations, August 8 - August 14, 2016

This week’s upcoming CVG Organized Work Opportunities

Monday — 8 AM - 10 AM -  *AM* at the garden — trying to work around forecasted rain

                      

Thursday— 7:30 am - 9:30 am - at the garden

Thank you! 

The Donut Hutt for coffee grounds for the composters

Most Recent Harvest donations

YTD Harvest Donation total = 2047 lbs

14 bouquets of zinnia sent to Page Robbins Adult Day Center

2 bouquets to the Collierville Library

11 lb of okra, tomato, peppers, eggplant (plus previously harvested/reserved tomatoes and sweet potatoes for a total donation of 40 lb) to Fayette County Project Outreach

51 lb harvested sweet potatoes on Monday (held for drying/curing)

8 lb peppers, okra, tomatoes, eggplant (plus previously harvested/reserved sweet potato and tomato for a total donation of 22 lb) to Collierville Food Pantry

47 lb sweet potato harvested on Thursday (held for drying/curing)

10 lb tomato trial tomatoes on Thursday (held for future donation)

Work Progress:

On Monday August 8 - Arlene, Teresa, Patree, Janet K., Stephanie harvested 11 lb okra, tomato, pepper, eggplant. Delana picked up 40 lbs total for Fayette County Project Outreach. Harvested 51 lbs of Vardaman sweet potato out of two plot 3 raised beds, held for drying/curing. Reserved 3 buckets of sweet potato leaves for composting.

On Thursday August 11 - Leah, Twila, Patree, Teresa, Stephanie harvested 8 lb of peppers, okra, tomato, eggplant. Patree delivered 22 lb total the Collierville Food Pantry. Harvested 47 lb of Vardaman sweet potato out of last 2 raised beds in plot 3, held for drying/curing. Reserved 3 more buckets of sweet potato leaves for composting. Harvested 4.5 lb celebrity grafted tomato (12 count) plus 7 critter/insect eaten ones, harvested 5 lb celebrity ungrafted tomato (11 count) plot 2 critter/insect eaten ones. Planted Hilton chinese cabbage seeds in plot 4 raised bed near compost area and center concrete block raised bed in plot 5.

On Friday August 12 - Jan and Twila worked in the compost area and zinnia beds— deadheaded and trimmed zinnia plants to aid in air flow/minimize fungal disease. Fertilized zinnia beds with 0-45-0. Found butterfly eggs and very tiny caterpillars in parsley and butterfly weed.

Beauty in the Garden:

Lemon Queen sunflower

Zinnia

Sunflower seeds!