Re: community Garden
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  • Subject: Re: community Garden
  • From: b* <b*@ix.netcom.com>
  • Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:10:11 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
They both love veggies

betsy

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>On Sep 9, 2010, at 7:38 AM, Zemuly Sanders wrote:
>
>> That is really great!  I love stories like that, but, sadly, they  
>> are not the norm.  I just have to ask, though, what guinea pigs have  
>> in common with chickens? :o)
>> zem
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "betsy" <bkelson@ix.netcom.com>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 9:03 AM
>> Subject: [CHAT] community Garden
>>
>>
>>> Hi Cyndi,
>>>  I love our community garden. And I do not even mind staying and  
>>> hour or two past my normal work day to tend it.
>>> Last Year, the garden center I work for was not selling as many  
>>> trees as
>>> in past years. The 5 acres that face the main street was to be  
>>> empty and
>>> in my estimation, a prime spot for a huge weed patch. During a staff
>>> meeting, a call went up for suggestions about what to do with the  
>>> spot,
>>> and I suggested a community garden, since many townhomes exist in the
>>> immediate area. So it began with 80 10x10 plots.
>>>
>>> The first year only had about 20 gardeners, but word got around and  
>>> this
>>> year we had 70 plots adpoted. Some folks only had one plot, one  
>>> gardener
>>> has 5. I try and maintain 3 of them. I was hoping to have more of  
>>> my co
>>> workers around to help, but only one of them is up there regularly.
>>>
>>> Most of the folks grow vegetables...for themselves, neighbors,  
>>> friends,
>>> and chickens and guinea pigs. One gardener ran out of room at home  
>>> for
>>> her florist business and is growing unusal flowers(amaranth, for
>>> instance) and crazy gourds for some of her arrangements. She even
>>> collected carrot umbel from an unadopted plot.
>>>
>>>
>>> betsy
>>>
>>> .
>>>>
>>>> How do you like having a plot at the community garden? Are there a  
>>>> lot of people there, do they grow mostly vegetables?
>>>>
>>>> Cyndi
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]  
>>>> On Behalf Of betsy
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 6:28 AM
>>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>>> Subject: [CHAT] What is up with this weather
>>>>
>>>> Greetings from the Fire and Ice state of Colorado.
>>>>
>>>> I am so bummed. Yesterday morning(Tuesday) it was a cold 30  
>>>> degrees at
>>>> 6am and fortunately I had wrapped my tomatoes for protection at the
>>>> house. But when I went out to the community garden where my other
>>>> tomatoes and cucumbers were growing, and a good 2000 feet lower in
>>>> elevation, all the tops were wilted and black. What gives??? They  
>>>> only
>>>> issued a freeze warning for the northern part of the state on the
>>>> plains. I HATE THIS PART of living in Colorado!GRRR
>>>>
>>>>  Oh, by the way, it was 50 degrees at the house this morning.
>>>>
>>>> Have a great day everyone and may the frost be late for you all.
>>>>
>>>> betsy
>>>>
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>Inland Jim
>Willamette Valley
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