Friday update:  Feb. 3.

Another very productive day in the garden.  We finished getting the greenhouse cleaned up and organized. We are starting to eat spinach and/or another dark green leafy lettuce.  Soon there will be a LOT more!  The entire 1200 sq ft. greenhouse will be like a giant bowl of tossed green salad in about 45 days from now!  We are planting seed like crazy right now.  Hope everyone loves tossed green salad because we grow a lot!!

 

If you want to help plant lettuce seed, you should come and

work with us at 12:30 pm, Sat. in the Holladay Garden.

  I have some members coming over to do this at this time that you'll be working with.  This is inside the greenhouse.

There is also a lot to do outside the greenhouse.  We need a lot of help putting some of our old leaves into white storage buckets, which will all be transported to some of our larger gardens and tilled in to the soil.  We try to recycle as much as possible and not throw anything away if it is organic.

We also cleared away the leaves from on top of our garlic so it can grow a lot faster.  Garlic LOVES this type of cold weather with all the snow melting down into the soil and bulbs.  Garlic won't grow much once it starts getting hot.

A big HUGE thanks to Pat, Hilary and Julie for helping me on this first work day of the year!

We got a lot of the greenhouse organized and cleaned up.

Everyone got a loaf of Great Harvest Bread for working, along with a bunch of Rich's Bagels.

I never know what food we'll have for our garden members when they come and work, but if we have food available, you will definitely get some!

I'm adding a NEW work time - tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 3, 1:30 - 3 pm

If you want to work with us, RSVP via email and come!!

This year is going to be SO great and I know we will be growing a TON of food.

I'm excited!

I'll post more in the afternoon, but we could use more help in the morning if you are available.

Monday, 8:30 am, Start at West Jordan A Garden

So far Lori, Cindy and I will finish planting.

 

Then drive a few blocks to....

West Jordan C Garden

and finish planting.  Then drive to....

South Jordan A and B Gardens:

and finish planting. 

On Tuesday, we'll pick up where we left off and finally move to Riverton Garden and finish planting.

 

Urgent Work: 

We need to get these gardens finished while we have soft, wet soil!

 

If you can't come at 8:30 am, call to find out where we are: 801-278-5313

 

By Wednesday afternoon, I hope to be done planting these gardens.

 

Email or call me if you are able to help.

 

Tuesday, June 21, 7 am, Holladay Gardens

Work w/ Jen

 

Wednesday, June 22, 6:30 - 9 pm

Px5 Event, Holladay

 

More garden schedules will be posted on Monday.

If you plan to work anytime this week, email and let me know before hand.  State if you prefer working on the East or West and I'll let you know where we need your help.

Friday, 9 - 11 am, South Jordan Gardens:

 Work with Anne Cox and kids in South Jordan A & B, she'll be picking peas, salad greens, pulling weeds, then head down the street to South Jordan B Garden to use a weed whacker and water rows of corn.

 

Sat. 9 am, Taylorsville Garden

work w/ Brenna, helping to irrigate our largest garden

 

Friday, 6 pm, West Jordan A Garden

work w/ Brenna, finish weeding the raspberries, onion and garlic patch

 

Friday, Saturday, Anytime, Holladay B Garden

Help pick peas.  RSVP first. 

 

We are working hard to finish planting Riverton Garden, West Jordan A & C Gardens, and South Jordan A & C Gardens 

 

Reminder: 

Let me know via email, text, phone call, before you work in any garden

 

If you are able, work with us Wednesday and Thursday evening, 6 - 9 pm.

6 - 7 PM:  West Jordan A and C Gardens, work and dinner

 

7 - 9 PM - South Jordan A & B gardens

NOTE:  We're starting in West Jordan since traffic can be ridiculous at 6 pm trying to get to 11400 So. 2700 W. 

 

Wednesday night:  POT LUCK Dinner for all garden workers

 WHERE:  West Jordan A Garden

I'll bring my specialty dish for everyone who comes: Slow Cooker Chicken Enchiladas,  RSVP

If you want to bring something to share, bring it!  If you don't, no worries.  We'll have plenty of food so don't stress, just come and join us! 

We have plenty to do in the gardens all next week.  A few more days of 80's then more comfortable temps in the 70's should be here, making things a lot more pleasant for our crops.  If you can work any day next week, let me know.  Email and tell me which of the following gardens you would be willing to help in.

 

Group work schedule will be posted on this blog soon.

Gardens that can use individual help as of Sat. June 4th:

Email me for details, before going over, so you know what to take.  You can work for just 30 minutes or longer if you like!  Any help is greatly appreciated!

Riverton

South Jordan A

Taylorsville

3300 South C

Holladay A

Holladay B