Wednesday 27 March 2013

ONIONS SETS to support our garden

Community Garden sample packages
ONION SETS



15 onions per package
McKenzie Seeds mixture of red, white and Spanish
Limited packages available
Get yours quickly…
Available at the Birthday Celebration, May 11
Only $2.
 Instructions:   Plant 1 inch deep and 3 inches apart. Harvest when the tops have died down. Allow to dry in sunny, open air location for a week and then store in a cool, dry place.    

 

Wednesday 20 March 2013

Community shout out--plot number help

A Community Shout Out

YOUR TALENTS ARE NEEDED
How?
Mid-Sun Community Garden plots need renumbering. 
We can’t find our plots!
              Needs:
·        Letters A through to O
·        Numbers 1 through to 47
·        Small
·        Clear to read
·        Will be attached to the side of the plots
·        Durable to withstand elements
Maybe you have some unused pieces of wood
stored that’s itching for a project? 
A time frame of completion by May 25th when we
have our first Work Bee and Telus Day of Caring
to help us install all of those new letters and numbers
you so graciously made!
 Share your great plans with the garden team midsungarden@gmail.com

Tuesday 19 March 2013

DATE CHANGE!!!! How to POTATO CONDO! Get Eagle Creek potatoes here!

How to Potato Condo
DATE CHANGE!!! Now on MAY 11
10-2 pm
during the garden spring launch!!
FREE!  Bring the kids!


Learn how to build your own potato condo! 
A great way to grow a big crop in a small space!
We hope to have seed potatoes for sale from Eagle Creek Seed Potatoes, Bowden, AB

some inspiration for the spring...

Saturday 9 March 2013

Winter sowing workshop success

Thanks to all who came to our winter sowing workshop.

It was a resounding success, and we enjoyed meeting new faces.**

We hope you have great results from your milk jug "greenhouses".


**Please note that the handout with dates for future events should be confirmed against the blog information...we think there was an error for one of the dates... :)

Friday 8 March 2013

This year in the garden...we want to shed the past

Gardeners...

it's been a long winter of keeping quiet...

but the time has come to tell you...

we get to shed the past.

HUH?

See this?  it's a shed...for....(hint scroll down)


the Mid-Sun Community Garden!

yes!  It's really true!

We have some fabulous friends who sponsored this project...and we'll formally thank them soon...
and we want you to do that too!

Come "meet" the shed...at our birthday celebration May 11

pretty cool eh?

Sunday 3 March 2013

You're invited to our Garden Birthday! May 11

SAVE THE DATE!


Please come to our Garden Birthday!
Saturday, May 11, 2013     10:00 – 2:00


Come and celebrate with
·       Birthday cake and a garden tea party
·       Kids’ activities
·       plot sign up/registration
·       door prizes
·       and so much more!
Your presence is our present! Stay tuned for more exciting details!