Garden news - Saturday Work Day / Sunday Composting Class

[Matthew Burde]

Here's the garden update for this week. Let us know if you have any questions or suggestions. 

EVENTS

Saturday April 16th: Work day,  gardening 101, and seed exchange - 9 am to 1 pm - Please bring gloves & water, hat & sunscreen, snacks, seeds to exchange, & a notebook. Bruce Bacon will be leading the effort to finish mulching the paths, preparing the orchard area, install drip timers, clean up around the NE entrance, and other things. Susan Saarinen will be hosting a short gardening 101 and seed exchange.

Sunday April 17th: Composting with Kathy Demane, 12-1PM

Earth Day Tree Planting (Friday 4/22 4-7 pm)

Future work days - In anticipation of the ‘enthusiasm period’ for work days and garden participation of probably April 15th through June 15th, tentative work days are below. Please bring work gloves, hat, drinking water and something to snack on.
April 16th, Saturday, 09:00 – 12:00
April 22nd, Friday, Earth Day, 16:00 – 19:00 – Susan and Kara to direct native tree planting
April 30th, Saturday, Golden Clean-Up Day, 09:00 – 12:00
May 21st, Saturday, Greener Golden Day –  08:00 - 13:00 - Garden in a Box deliveries, help setup tables and chairs for Golden event, etc.

EDUCATION

Can I plant anything right now? Yes, now is the time to plant cool season crops like peas. Before planting, soak pea seeds in water for a few hours to overnight to speed germination. The Boulder Culinary Group has a great planting guide; it is attached and also available online at
http://boulderculinarygardeners.org. Follow the outdoor temperatures; dates are only approximate.

MEMBERSHIP

Soil Amendments - This year each 10x10 plot can use 1/2 cubic foot (7.5 gallons) of compost (the amount calculated for plant health), and 2" (18 cubic feet) of topsoil.  7.5 gallons of compost and 3 wheelbarrow loads of topsoil. (Please double if you have a 10x20).

Time Tracking  - Thanks to Mark Hesse, you can now track your time on-line: http://www.goldencommunitygarden.org/hours.html Please remember, it's your responsibility to keep track of time worked. (Work day leaders may track your time on those days if you remember to sign in.)

News from DUG

DUG is in Need of Gardeners To Take Survey:- New community gardeners are asked to participate in a short DUG gardener survey found at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZFZ9MNB  Please fill out the survey and pass along to other community gardeners. This will help DUG obtain funding grants.

Media Requests: DUG often gets requests from the media to interview garden leaders or community gardeners.  If you are comfortable being interviewed, please let us know and we'll send your information to DUG to be on a list of potential candidates for future requests.

thanks,

your garden crew