Growing!

Have you seen our new entry posts?  Chatham artist and community-garden-supporter, Sarah Stanley, created these totems to brighten up our gates.  Your children (or your inner child) will enjoy looking at all of the details including the bird houses.

And the chickens!  Sarah is going to drive our Community Garden 4th of July "float" in her '31 Model A Ford pickup.  I'll be looking for volunteers (4-6 children) to ride in the back of the truck in the parade -- more about that tomorrow night.

Whole Foods graciously donated plants for the perimeter beds.  A flat of gorgeous, organic-certified arugula and parsley, three luscious pots of mesclun and some prizes for tomorrow night's meeting.   First 20 plots get a give-away, so come early.  Here is a picture of Beth and Robert, the Whole Foods folks who helped.  Thank you Whole Foods!

I planted everything yesterday so they would be watered in today.  Have a walk around the perimeter and see what's growing.  Hopefully we will be able to harvest enough to sell at the Farmer's Market.  More about that tomorrow night.

Other things are happening at the garden.  Have you seen the red mulch?

I noticed that the red mulcher's peppers survived the frost, so how about that?  Red mulch heats up the soil, even more effectively than black.

Also my plotmates did a great job fixing the area under the hose bib so that it isn't muddy.

I harvested (and ate) my first lettuce this week.  And was it ever yummy.

So far in the garden, I've spotted a blue jay, red wing blackbirds, and at least one very happy robin.  The robin seems quite the worm-eater and is quite pleased to have all of us digging away.  Let me know if you've seen any other birds.

Opening Day

It's seems somehow appropriate that our official opening day coincided with Derby Day, won by long-shot Super Saver.  There must be an analogy in there somewhere.

Thanks to all who came and supported the garden and the event.  Mayor Vaughan led the festivities and cut the ceremonial ribbon.  Here he is making his triangle for public-private-volunteer effort.

Families were busy planting in this summer-preview weather.  And look at those cute hats!

Here's my sweetheart, Kirke Bent, decked out in his gardening regalia.

And here's your's truly, grinning, as my father used to say, "like a mule eatin' briars."

What a great logo, Yolanda, and thanks for the photos!

The Next Generation of Gardeners

The best part of the Community Garden is seeing the little people playing with plants.  These photos were taken by friend-of-the-garden, Yolanda Fundora, who also designed the great banner.  By the way, you can order our Community Garden tee shirts with Yolanda's logo at http://www.cafepress.com/gardenalphabet