Tomato Plants

Richard is our resident tomato expert and he endorses the link below:

Craig is a highly regarded tomato grower from North Carolina. His first book, Epic Tomatoes,

 is an excellent source of information and has received very favourable reviews. 

http://www.mothgardeningerearthnews.com/organic-gardening/vegetables/growing-tomatoes/prune-tomato-plants-zmvz15jjzsor.aspx

Garden Update

When the tangled cobweb pulls 

The cornflower's cap awry, 

And the lilies tall lean over the wall 

To bow to the butterfly, 

It's July

Susan Hartley Swett 

 May Plant Share Members and friends of the Mid-Sun Community Garden gathered on May 30 for an enjoyable morning of plant sharing, coffee drinking and visiting. Planned with aplomb by Kim Taylor from the garden team, the second annual spring plant sharing event was a big success. Thank you to everyone who signed up to help, including (and sorry if we’ve missed you on this list) Kim Taylor, Dave and Maureen Bisanti, Anna Sokolowski, Deanna Mallon, Sabine Sellmer, Catherine Webber, Cheryl Gibson, Karyn Booth, Fred and Sheryl Stenhouse, Chuck and Flo Naylor, Carol Taylor, Bonita Felton, Lloyd King, Theresa Mowatt and Katherine Matiko. Leon Drinnin and Judy Heynen also provided valuable assistance. We couldn’t have done it without you! Thank you for helping to make the community garden (and the world) a beautiful place. It was nice to see fellow gardeners Erin Rainet, Marie Coates, Carol Johnston, Angus Macdonell, Bernice McClaren, Jennifer Pake, Kerry Peters, Verna and Jake Froese, and Laura Ellis out that day, too. 

We raised almost $500 for the garden through enthusiastic participation in our prize draws and plant sales. 

Thank you to all of our donors and vendors!

 Upcoming Events We like to emphasize the “community” in community garden. Watch for announcements of the following potential community events (open to one and all): a herb butter party in July, a family barbecue in August, a harvest “stone soup” supper in September, a fall plant share in September, and, of course, a garden clean-up in October. If you would like to help out with any of these events, please let the garden team know at midsungarden@gmail.com. Learn more about the Mid-Sun Community Garden and pick up some valuable gardening tips at 

mid-suncommunitygarden.blogspot.ca. The garden is located beside the Mid-Sun Community Centre at 50 Midpark Rise SE. Admiring visitors are always welcome.

Thanks to Katherine for this article!

Plant Share May 30th

One Magic Square

I checked a few books out of the library this spring in order to get some new ideas for my garden plot and One Magic Square was one of them. I've enjoyed every page of this book, from all the vegetable information, to the plot plans, and discussions about companion planting. 

Do you have a favourite gardening book you'd like to share?

Plant Share May 30th

Plant Share May 30th 10:00am-12:30pm

Saving Seeds

If you've been wanting to save seeds from your garden Mother Earth News has a great article on doing just that! The article includes information on recycling seeds, the best crops to save seeds from and other popular vegetables to save. 

Thank you Lowes for saving the bees!

We’re buzzing: Lowe’s, one of the world’s biggest home and garden retailers,  just announced it’s no longer going to sell bee-killing "neonic" pesticides. There’s no way Lowe’s would have done this without you and almost a million other SumOfUs members. Together with Friends of the Earth, SumOfUs members have been pushing Lowe’s to save the bees for almost two years -- and it worked! We’re at a critical moment in the fight to stop the mass bee die-off -- with this move, we can push other big retailers and governments to save the bees as well. Here are three easy ways you can help right now: 1. Make a donation to keep the momentum up -- your gift will supercharge the Save the Bees campaign! 2. Share this image on your Facebook wall celebrating this huge victory for the bees! 3. Forward this email to five of your friends and show them that people power works.

Lowe's commitment is the real deal: in the next 4 years, it will phase out all bee-killing pesticides in shelf products and plants that it sells.