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The Greenhouse Community Garden is located behind TLS in the space outside the greenhouses. This is a community run garden, where volunteers help plant, weed, and water for a share of the harvested fruits and veggies. The 2008 season is just begining.

News and Upcoming Events

• Weeded beets, spinach, fennel, herbs,arugula, lettuce all rows in hoophouse, noticed that red kale is missing (had seen little sprouts weeks ago, but now nothing) We need to get planting and get stuff out of the greenhouse. Probably not worth planting greenhouse seeds any more at this point. - Louanne

• I thinned the carrots and beets, but probably wasn't aggressive enough, so some additional thinning may be needed next week. I also planted some more seeds (two different peppers and three different tomatoes). Sorry, should've gotten around to this earlier. - Suegene (May 21)
• A friend gave us rhubarb, strawberries and garlic starts, I planted the strawberries in the hoop house near the other strawberries, the rhubarb and garlic are in bed 23. - Louanne

• Our community garden has a Flickr group so all can add and view pics of our garden:
  http://flickr.com/groups/eebcommunitygarden/
  I sent out invitations to join the group, so if you haven't received one, please email Amy, and I'll fire one your way.

• The lost seeds are in the metal cabinet in the headhouse

• Group gardening - Weekend of May 24-25 2pm or respond to louanne what time works for you

• If you don't have a key to the greenhouse, please ask Clint for one

Seed starting schedule

• 21 Mar 08

               Plant           Number of Cells
           rhubarb chard          8
           spinach                8
           habanero               4
           pepper mix pimento     4
           goat horn hot pepper   4
           pizza peppers          4
           cubanelle pepper       4

Items to Harvest

Harvesting Restrictions

nothing to harvest

To Do

• Areas that can be planted:

-numerous seedlings are being hardened for outdoor transplant. They should be ready to go by next week.

- Peas can be planted along fence in beds RB20, 19, 18-14 Please plant as close to edge as possible, vines will break if they have to lean too much to reach fence.

- Peas could be planted along hoop house edge, can be replaced later with cucumbers/beans/gourds

- Lettuce can be planted along bed edges

• Finalize seed lists and crops wanted

Nicola bought seeds from Coop 3/22/08 ($12. 63): FEDCO scarlet nantes carrot, climbing nasturtium, calendula, marigold, bibb lettuce. SEEDSAVERS five color silverbeet, genovese basil, scarlet nantes carrot, mixed lettuce.

Wanted List: FEDCO basil thai, basil lemon, fennel, leeks lincoln, cukes super zagross, eggplant swallow/applegreen

ANY brand peas snow, peas podded english, kohlrabi, pepper red mild, cukes english long, cukes pickling, beets, scallions, lettuce all varieties, dill- foliage, cilantro (multiple plantings per year), beans bush: green yellow wax purple

flowers: allysum lots packets, all colors, great for edging borders snap dragons, all colors/sizes

• Look into suplementing soil with compost/manure

If we can organise to meet at my house with shovels and a truck, we can haul as much horse manure as we want.

Specialization

See Adopt a bed below for more

• Bryan is in charge of corn and sunflowers, and when to till the ground
• Louanne is in charge of gourds, lima beans and herb.
• ?Amy can you be in charge of eggplants?

?Does anyone else want a specialty? Up for grabs: flowers, tomatoes, squashes, leafy greens, manure/compost, weeding

Adopt a Bed/ Adopt a Job

Perhaps it would be a good idea for people to be responsible for specific beds or specific jobs (seed starter/transplant manager, watering, fertilizer, pest specialist). We would still all share the produce grown and we can keep track of over all hours put in. This might make it easier to keep track of what needs to be done, and what is ready to harvest. Some areas will need more work than others, some people will have more time than others. With people keeping an eye on specific beds, we should be able to keep on top of water needs, insect outbreaks, weeds, fertilizers needs, etc. This should also let us rotate crops more efficiently, too. Everyone should be willing to care for at least one bed. This should take about 15-20 min per week if you stay on top of the weeds and don't have to do a lot of watering.

Responsibilities:

• 1. Plant bed (or take over one with plants in it)
• 2. Thin seedlings if nec.
• 3. Check water status (most watering done by Clint, Matt and greenhouse staff) but things can get missed
• 4. Weed
• 5. Look for insect damage, nutrient deficiency
• 6. Alert group when ready to harvest
• 7. Find a sub when you are away

This should take about 15-20 min per week if you stay on top of the weeds and don't have to do a lot of watering.

I'm working on updating the map so people can pick what they want to be responsible for.

Time Log

Let's keep track of how much time we spend on the garden, like a time card. Please be in charge of your own timekeeping, in 15 minute increments (0.25 hours). Ideally, how much each person harvests should be proportional to the time he or she puts in.

• Amy - Total 1 (3/21/08: 1 hour)
• Bryan - Total 1 (3/21/08: 1 hour)
• Louanne - Total 8.25hrs (3/21/08: 1 hour; 3/30/08: 1 .5 hours; 4/3/08 .25 hrs; 4/6/08: 1.5hrs; 4/9/08: .5hrs; 4/12/08: .5hrs; 4/13/08 1hr; 4/23/08 .75hrs; 4/24/08: 1.25hrs)
• Matt - Total 1 (3/21/08: 1 hour)
• Molly - Total 3.75 (3/21/08: 1 hour 3/30/08: 1.5 hours 4/6/08: 1.25 hours)
• Gordon - Total 2.75 (3/30/08: 1.5 hours 4/6/08: 1.25 hours)
• Nic - Total
• Nicola - Total 4.5 (3/21/08: 1 hour 3/30/08: 1.5 hours 4/6/08: 2 hours)

..... dammit.... I lost track... Tsitsi and I did a bunch of transplanting. Tsitsi and Sugene have also taken plants outside for "hardening". -> estimate is fine!

• Suegene - Total 6 (3/21/08: 1 hour 3/30/08: 1.25 hours 4/6/08: 1.75 hrs 5/14/08: 0.75 hrs 5/21/08: 1.25 hrs)
• Karolina - Total 1.5 (3/30/08 1.5 hours)
• Tsisti -

Leave of Absence

Let us know when you'll be gone for more than a week during the summer here

• Nic will be gone from the beginning of May through mid-July.
• Nicola will be gone after mid July (fingers crossed).
• Karolina will be gone from mid-May through end June(ish?)
• Suegene will be gone most of June
• Louanne will be gone the last week of June and August 16-26
• Molly will be gone May 20-27 and July 15-20

Garden Map

Updated for 2008.

• Rb1= empty
• RB2=Empty
• RB3=Carrots- Scarlet Nante
• RB4= Empty
• RB5= Empty
• RB6= Empty
• RB7= Peas, Cress, Dill, cilantro
• RB8= Parsley, radishes, peas
• RB9= Beets, Peas
• RB10= Spinach (America, Boomsdale Long Standing, Red stemmed), Peas
• RB11= Arugala, Lettuce, Peas
• RB12= Kale, blue curled, peas
• RB13= Empty
• RB14= half with greenhouse plant collection, half empty
• RB15=broccoli
• RB16=empty
• Rb17= Fennel
• RB18= Herbs
• RB19=empty
• RB20= Empty
• RB21= Empty
• RB22= Garlic and Rhubarb
• RB23= empty (May be used for Greenhouse specimens

• HH1= Spinach, Arrugula, Red Leaf Lettuce
• HH2= Spinach
• HH3= Broccoli Rabbe, Spinach
• HH4= Strawberries
• HH5= Strawberries
• HH6= Collard Greens
• HH7= Empty
• HH8= Empty
• HH9= Empty
• HH10= Empty
• HH11= Empty
• HH12= Empty

• Zone A= 3 beds ready to plant
• Small Hoop = peas

Links

• CT NOFA http://www.ctnofa.org/index.htm
• Community Supported Agriculture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community-supported_agriculture
• Interesting link about corn:

http://www.greens.org/s-r/33/33-01.html http://www.alternet.org/environment/13147

• Victory garden: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/victorygarden/