The Sweet Briar Community Garden

Hi all!  Here’s what needs to be done at the garden (and point people to contact if questions).

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1-Clean up the strawberry hill  (side by the corn plot).  !Try to dig up the wiregrass roots! !You should be able to tell where the wiregrass roots are based on the dead wiregrass vegetation on the surface.   (Alix/Tim/Dan G)

2- Pick up and coil the hoses near the tools by the Pavilion

3- Mow and mulch (with straw from near the grape annex) the area where the old greenhouse was.  If compost and cardboard are available, place underneath the straw.

4- Mow inside the garden inside the fence. (Steve/Scott)

5- Clean pepper/eggplant patch.  Cut off old plants at base with clippers, and them remove the weeds.  DON’T STEP ON RAISED BEDS.   Put weeds/clippings in main compost pile.

6- Clean up beds/pathways in CSA plots. (Alix/Lisa)

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This will continue the general garden clean up we started last week.  What a great start!  See you Sunday.

Hi all,
Great meeting, thanks for attending.  I know those organizational meetings can be boring sometimes (especially when I am talking), but I think we generated some good ideas, and got a good start on running things more smoothly.

I’ve been getting a lot of feedback about the meeting, and everyone seems to be optimistic about re-organizing the garden and allowing for more participation.  Having groups of point people for each of the main “Garden Bascis” (eg. Maintenance, Mowing, Wiregrass removal, CSA, Flowers, Pruning, Corn plot, etc.) seems to really appeal to most.  We can discuss more as the spring rolls on.  Alix is also going to re-design the website, and would like feedback on how it works, what could be added/subtracted, etc.  So input on that will be welcome.  The key here is that people use/check the website regularly.  More on that later.

Well, the first Community workday will be Thursday March 26th. Several people wanted to have the Garden Clean-up Day this week, since the weather is fine.  Anyone interested?  I am unavailable thursday evening, but have some time friday.

The major things to be done are (other than picking up trash that has blown around):

1- remove ground cover in flower plot by gate.  (leave Rudbekias, Shasta Daisies, Calendula, and any Cosmos that may have sprouted.  I have seeds to spread after.)  Alix and Lisa-  you all know what to do here.

2-Wiregrass removal in pathway between Katia’s plot and the CSA. THis is the CSA expansion.  We are eliminating this pathway and planting here and in Christian’s old plot.   Dan Gottlieb know’s his stuff on this one.

3- CSA plot weeding and prep.   We need to get 1 or 2 beds ready for Collards, Cabbages, Broccoli, Sugar snaps. I can broadfork the beds after to aerate the soil.   Leave weeds to mulch the soil.  There is some chard, kale, and maybe lettuce in some of the beds.   Any CSA crew member (Katia, Janet)  could take the lead here.

4- Mulching with straw the new plot area (where the greenhouse used to be).  There are large bales by the grapevine annex.  Just transport inside and spread w/in the flagged area, cover with locust posts to prevent blow-off.  SA truck bed would help.  This is open for anyone to lead.

So, What dy’all think?
Tim

P.S. Things to plant now- Collards, Kale, Sugar snap peas, broccoli, etc.
P.P.S. All of this info will soon take place on/within the website.  Be ready.

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