Category: Leader Notes
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Special Garden Hours: 8-10 AM Thurs. Aug. 20
As you may have noticed, it’s HOT out there! Garden Leader Nick says we’ll be smart about it and start early this Thursday to stay on the cooler side of the day. Please come an hour earlier than usual, starting at 8 AM, and we’ll wrap up no later than…
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Summer Harvest Guidelines
There are many different opinions about gardening in general and harvesting in particular. We’ve pulled together a consensus on guidelines for harvesting so we can be consistent. Please review these guidelines so you’ll know what to look for. There will be a printed copy at the garden to refresh your…
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YMCA CILTs Camp Returns!
Ten young teens from Kraft YMCA CILTS Camp (Campers in Leadership Training) came to the garden Tuesday morning to get their hands dirty with organic gardening. Two of the kids in this camp were here last time (June 16), and this was the third time for one of them. Following a lightning…
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Garden Cancelled Today July 23 Due to Rain
Heavy rain is expected to continue all morning. See you Saturday!
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Welcoming Summit Church Volunteers to the Garden
We had a full house Saturday morning! Thirty volunteers from the Summit Church in Apex came to the garden, including a number of young budding gardeners bursting with enthusiasm. After a brief orientation by Carl, everyone donned garden gloves, grabbed tools and wheelbarrows, and went right to work weeding, mulching, and…
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Garden Starts at 8 AM Thursday (July 16)
Thurs., July 16, 8-10 AM Nick is our leader tomorrow and has advised an early start to avoid the heat. The crops are doing very well despite the heat and drought, thanks to the dedication of our members keeping everything watered, removing pests, treating for mildew, mulching, and weeding. The…
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Workday times changes this week
It’s going to be dangerously hot toward the end of this week – triple digits! This Thursday morning we will start at 8am (instead of 9am) and finish up no later than 10am. On Saturday we will still start at 8am, but we will harvest and water, perhaps a little…
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Potato Palooza
One potato, two potato, three potato, four . . . or is that four hundred? We didn’t count them, but it was a whole lot of potatoes harvested from just one row this morning! Good ones! And there are still three more rows remaining for future harvests, so get those…
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Super Tuesday!
Oh what a night! Over 15 people turned out Tuesday evening to give summer crops a major kick start! This team planted new rows of watermelon, yellow squash, green beans, edamame, and eggplant. And then the hoops were brought back into service to cover the eggplant rows (one of which…
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Peak at the Garden
Twelve members of the youth group at The Peak Church in Apex came to the garden this morning to lend a hand with the tasks at hand. It’s a good thing they brought two 10-gallon water dispensers, because it was quite warm (and dusty!) today. We also planted a wide…