The next Community Garden workday will be THIS Saturday, June 11, 2016 from 8am to 10:30am. Come and help us harvest tomatoes, and cultivate two beds for two new gardeners! We will have an important meeting at 10 am to discuss exciting new developments.
See you there!
In the mean time, check out these fantastic photos of our garden space & wildlife from BAUUC’s photography club!
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Our very own Community Garden was mentioned in an article about Bay Area Gardens in the Houston Chronicle. Check out the Article here!
If you got inspired by the article, please join us for the our next garden work day on Saturday, June 11th from 8am – 10:30am. Bring water, wear a hat & gloves if you’ve got them!
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April Showers …
The April workday was windy but George and Nathan were able to complete the garden remodeling plan by installing the concrete blocks and cap blocks in the last two beds. Thanks to Gary for helping transport the materials. David planted some of his special tomato and pepper plants in the donation beds. Thanks to David and Jane for growing and sharing these special plants, including the sugar snap peas that are producing now in the tented beds – come by for a taste! We have 5 donation beds that need volunteer help to weed and tie vines. WE DO NOT need to water this week!
Next month’s workday is May 14th. We will discuss setting up a volunteer schedule for watering and harvesting this summer that hopefully prevents “over-heating” those who want to help.
Blog & Photos by Nathan
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The folks at the University of California Integrated Pest Management Program (IPM) have created a handy poster featuring some of our best insect friends–the natural enemies of garden pests.
They want it spread far and wide, so they’re promoting this link to a downloadable PDF ready to print. This is a great resource for home gardeners, but also for teachers, schools and community gardens. Laminate it and pass it around! And please feel free to share the PDF link with your circles:
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The March 12th Community Garden workday was an outstanding success due to the efforts of 15 gardeners who did an incredible amount of work. A huge shout out of thanks to: Lea, Cindy, Jacqueline, Beth, A. J., Sharon, Samantha, Carol, Peter, David, George, Emily, Nathan, Ana and Avery. Thanks also to Paula for sprouting and planting radishes early and Bruce & Kate for their advice and good gardening techniques. The garden beds were weeded, tilled and cultivated. Plants grown by members of the Thursday night Chalice Circle and the Malins were planted. The group then spread straw around all the plants to inhibit weeds. Several members made short work of weeding two onion beds planted earlier this spring. They then placed a special fertilizer in a trench and then covered the bed with pine needles that will prevent weeds and condition the soil. Our goal is to share our bounty with Darcy in the kitchen, Bay Area Turning Point, and the ICM Food Pantry. The next Garden workday is April 16 due to the Garage Sale.
Blog Post & Photos by Nathan
Photos of all our hard working volunteers!
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SPRING PLANTING TIMES
If you are looking for information on what to plant in your garden plot this spring, check out this list provided by Jane Malin!
Photo Courtesy of http://hookmountaingrowers.com
Thanks for this great planing info Jane!
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The February Garden Workdays were very successful!
On February 6th, Emily and her husband, Scott, refurbished plots 1 & 2 (blueberry bushes) by removing the old wood box and replacing it with concrete blocks. It was hard work but very much worth the effort. Special thanks to Nathan for helping them haul the blocks!
February 13th, regular monthly workday.
Thanks to twelve hard-working volunteers, six yards of soil was moved and beds were prepared for spring planting. Those determined workers were George, Nathan, Jeff, Paul, Ivar, Jane and David, Ana and Avery, Gillian and Oliver, and Emily. We really appreciate their willingness to push wheelbarrows, pull weeds and get the grass roots out before the new soil was dumped. Five beds are now ready to plant! The special engineering award goes to the Harvard-Yale team of David and Ivar for reinstalling the bean tents. All but two of the beds have been converted from wood to concrete blocks and cap blocks will be installed soon. Watch for spring flowers! Beds are still available. If you’re interested, please contact Nathan at nveatch@swbell.net.
Photos of Feb 13th work day
Blog by Nathan & Emily, Photos by Nathan
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Hi Everyone,
Did you know that the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Harris County Master Gardeners host a series of lectures about garden topics right here in the Clear Lake Area? These FREE lectures are held at the Freeman Branch Library every 3rd Thursday of the month. The Freeman Library is located here: 16616 Diana Lane • Houston, TX 77062 (see map)
Here is the upcoming 2016 Schedule:
Space is limited so registration is recommended. Please Call 281.855.5600.
For additional information about their other events, plant sales and open gardens, please visit the Harris County Master Gardeners website.
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On Saturday, 1/16/2016, the UU Youth from Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana braved chilly weather to hoe, dig, rake, and as one youth said “make the green disappear!” In two short hours the congenial group of about 80 youth and adults were able to prepare three 20ft beds and three 10ft beds for planting our spring gardens. We will be planting onions, carrots and lettuces that will be donated to our church kitchen and area food banks. (We used the planting directions from “Bulb Onions a Plenty,” by Bruce on May 22, 2015.) Thanks to Wally, Nelda, Verva, and Ivar, we had enough tools to accomplish the job. By 12:30, everyone had left except George who worked in the rain to fix a broken water line. Thank you, George!
The replacement of the rotted sideboards is well on its way with Bruce M. and Kate’s three beds being completed by a contractor. George and Nathan have lined two of the 20ft beds and will be working on the rest on Wednesdays and Fridays. If you can help with this job, please email Nathan. We would appreciate your help, whether you have a bed or not!
The next workday is scheduled for February 13 and the second Saturdays of the following months. If you would like a bed and/or have questions, email Nathan at nveatch@swbell.net. Thanks for visiting us at bauucgarden.org!
We have a great many pictures to share of today’s work day!
Posts & Photos by Nathan.
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Greetings ! We are gearing up for the Spring 2016 planting season and there is a lot to do! There is a workday scheduled for Saturday 1/16/2016 at 9:30am. We will be joined by special guests that day to help us prepare the garden for the spring. About 100 UU students and other volunteers will join us from Texas, Oklahoma & Louisiana as part of their annual Rally.
We are also planning on revamping the garden plots by removing the old rotting wood and replacing them with concrete blocks. This is a special project that should be completed over the next month.
If you are interested in joining us for the workday, please do! Bring gloves, something to kneel on and hand tools. We are weeding again! We’ll be starting at 9:30am on Jan 16th.
In other news, Emily will be tending to the blueberry bushes in plots 1 & 2. Blueberry bushes should be pruned each year in early spring to encourage growth. If you are interested in learning more about blueberry bush pruning, take a look at this YouTube video.
We hope to see you there!
-Emily
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