Growing Relationships with 

Village Brewery & ATB Financial

Our hop plants have struggled through, this year was the first that we actually produced the hop flower, seed cones, on the hop plant. This year the plants were protected from the lawnmower and the weeds from growing in, after wood edging was installed last year. 

THIS YEAR 3 new hop plants were added, you can see the seed cone growth on the plants the established plants. Thank you Catherine for picking up our new pants from Village Brewery and Dave for taking such good care of them this year.

NEXT YEAR we are predicting a bumper crop to be included in the VILLAGE GARDENER 

BIG SHOUT OUT to Village Brewery and ATB Financial in supporting local community gardens. Thank you for helping us to continue to grow.

MID-SUN COMMUNITY GARDEN

 

 

Learning as we grow - Cover Crops

COVER CROPS

This year, we chose 2 plots to amend the soil through planting cover crops. Planted a combination of wheat berries and buckwheat.

Covered with netting to deter deer from feasting on the greens.

Quick growth.

Chopped down before buckwheat bloomed. Left to compost.

Extremely easy to turn under, nice and loose soil.

 

Next we will sow fall rye to leave over the winter as a perennial and chop, drop and turn under in early spring or late winter. Leave 3 weeks before any sowing of seeds, due to the allelopathic effect of fall rye. Great for suppressing weeds!

 

Scotts Best Garden Selection Winners

It was a pleasure to  view gardens in our community, hidden treasures that show the passion and pride taken in creating and maintaining a garden.

Thank you to those that nominated friends, family and neighbours gardens for Scotts Best Garden Selection.

Congratulations!

Catherine & Jim Muirhead

Pat Long

Wayne Diakow

Cheryl & Sheldon Janzen

June and Jack Davidson

 

Rain didn't keep us away!

Rain didn't put a damper on the first workbee of 2018. Garden looks so fresh after the rain. Thank you Karen, Brad, Jeremy, Travis, Barry, Faith, Mary and Dave for braving the weather, turned out to be a nice evening.

Social Butterflies are busy

Social Butterflies have been busy with a herb challenge, coffee in the garden and more to come...

 Prior to the above events, our plant share as well as compost tea sold by Mike Dorion were well attended.

Thank you to Dave for taking the photographs.

 

Generosity makes our garden grow!

Our soil is amended now, a bumper crop of vegetables, fruits and flowers will grow this garden season.

Thank you Peak Compost for your donation of compost to the Mid-Sun Community Garden. 

 

Tea, Strawberries & Cake

SUCCESSFUL FIRST SOCIAL EVENT OF 2018 IN THE GARDEN

Thank you to Joan, Jean, Theresa and Lorna for organizing this event. Also to Janis for sharing her fine china which added a special touch to the event.

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Great turn out for dessert, tea and garden chat. See you at the next event!

Best Garden Selection - Scotts Canada

Cultivating Community: Celebrating a Talented Gardener Kim Taylor

Cultivating Community:  Celebrating a Talented Gardener

CULTIVATE-to prepare for earth for gardening.

Kim Taylor came to a community garden meeting a few years ago, her enthusiasm infectious, her smile radiant.  We listened to her endless ideas, solutions to our garden challenges, it was obvious she knew how to create community in a group and get things done!

In between her innovative ideas were quick references to her vast repertoire of activity:  seed starting and repotting hundreds of tomatoes (indoors), being a foster parrot parent (think large cages, cantankerous birds), big pet dogs, wife/mom to a large family, many craft projects, innovative side businesses, varied volunteer initiatives.  The woman oozed creativity, energy and a tireless work ethic.  

PLANT-WATER-SEED

Kim took over the community garden at a critical time.  A busy lady, she started out at the garden coming to her plot at NIGHT! It was the only time she consistently had, with headlamp on, she’d work her plot.  She confessed this between laughter as her amazing husband Avi dug through the clay to install some edging.  She initiated grants, work bees, sponsorships, and connections in the community.  The spring and fall plant share success was due to her drive, ideas, organization and bringing her entire family of teenagers to volunteer.  It was never about her, it was about the people meeting, people learning, people gardening and growing.  Her smile was big, her laugh loud, her voice cheerful.

HARVEST TIME

Kim’s perennial legacy will always be hard work, ideas, relationship, positivity, friendships, and growth. 

Winter is a dormant season in the garden, a time of waiting and wondering about spring.  This year, we have waited and wondered about spring.  Kim has had a long winter of illness, the weed of cancer took over her body in March, but not her heart or mind and this year we will work to continue her legacy.

On behalf of the gardeners and their families we are grateful for you Kim Taylor.   We offer our deepest condolences to her family.  We will think of you on this journey of grief as we try to continue the work she started.  Kim, we thank you for working tirelessly, even while not well.  We will miss you and we take up the challenge to cultivate community like you did so well and so easily.

This year, the herb plot has been kindly sponsored by Kim Taylor.  We look forward to growing alongside your gift this year.