| | | Interbay P-Patch Newsletter | Wednesday, May 23rd 2012
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Greetings! ~
This week in the garden.... |
Friday Night Potluck Kick Off Party
"Rhubarb Roundup" By Mervi Leino
This Friday May 25th will be Kick off for Friday night potlucks.
Join us around 5:30pm and bring dish (or two). Share your delicious rhubarb inspired recipes, savory and sweet. It should be back to blue sky by then.
Hope to see you this Friday. |
Tomato Plants For Sale
By Judy Hucka
Barry Hutton of Edmonds has grown hundreds of tomato plants in his greenhouse, which he sells to local gardeners. He still has some for sale and is willing to deliver them to Interbay if you are interested.
He has 33 varieties left - most heirloom, all organic. Some of this varieties include: Abe Lincoln (70 days), I. Ace 55 (55 days), I Belii Nalvi (55 days), Bloody Butcher (55 days), Boxcar Willie (80 days), Bush Beefsteak (62 days), Crimson Sprinter (65 days), Earl of Edgecombe (73 days), Elfin (55 days), Early Girl (62 days), Heinz (76 days), Red Siberian (55 days), Sophie's Choice (55 days), Tigerella (76 days), Viktorina (60 days).
They are good size and very healthy. He is selling them for $3 each.
You can contact Barry at Puttinhutton@gmail.com or 425-220-8010. |
Work Party This Saturday, May 26th 10:00am
By Ann Tamura
The garden is in "dire need" of help to clear out plot 45, ASAP, in Bee Hive Heights which will be reconfigured for preparation of the new bee hive extension. There are wood planks to be removed, weeds to be pulled and marking off plots for the incoming gardeners. Please come to help out and get your required volunteer hours, the more people we have to help the faster we will get done and get the new gardeners in to start planting. We will meet this Saturday morning, May 26th, 10:00am near the bee hive to start the work party. Look forward to seeing you there and thank you for your help. |
Ongoing Work Party
By Susan Harris
Heads up gardeners and friends.
The time has come to think about the really BIG clean-up project. In the past we have had so much help some of you may not have had the experience. I'm told we have an agreement with the city to maintain the parking strip and sidewalk. This is now what we need to do.
#1 The curb parking strip and sidewalk edges bordering 15th Ave.
#2 The berm on all sides and top.
# 3 The entrance gates.
The tasks include removing weeds and grasses and trash. This is followed up with a thick layer of mulch. The mulch is made of old brown leaves, stinky grass and chopped material. Check the Susan Casey May 9 Newsletter notice. A copy will be with the notes in the tool shed because it explains the process very well. ( Thank you Compost Lead SUSAN CASEY. We will be glad to use the grass.)
The leaf mulch in the concrete bunker closest to the wheelbarrow shed is what we will use along with the grass and chopped material. I think it will be enough.
I'll be at the garden each Saturday beginning May 12th from 9:00am to 2:00pm. I'll have a clip board of tasks and a map. This will stay in the tool shed for everyone to refer to. For example, Where to work, who might be heading up a task-force and where to find special tools. This will also be a place for notes about what needs to be done. Be sure to record your time spent on this project.
These "Big" jobs can be completed if we all put in some time. There are small parts to even big jobs so don't hesitate to ask how you can help. With a constant effort Maybe we will comlpete the work in time for the SALMON BBQ!
P.S. Look for people who have done this before to show you the best techniques for doing the work easily.
Thank you all. |
Designed To Eat
Combining Edibles with Ornamentals for the Table
By Jennifer Carlson
Come join landscape designer Jennifer Carlson, of Haven Illustrated, LLC for a fun-filled morning exploring colorful and flavorful plant combinations for your pots and garden beds. We will discuss designing with edible plants that have interesting textures, berries, nuts and leaves as well as flavor.
Jennifer will bring actual plant examples to the class for you to study up close. You will have an opportunity to tour the future Manor Park p-patch site and learn more about upcoming events.
No charge but donations to Friends of Magnolia Manor Park are welcome.
Place: Manor Park, 3500 28th W in Magnolia
Date: Saturday, May 26th
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm. |
Blues For Food Has A New Website
By Deb Rock
I'm pleased to announce our new website went live May 1st. It was completed 100% by the volunteer work force of Maggie Chen, Jude Berman, Marla Masters, and myself, Deb Rock.
http://bluesforfoodfest.org/
Our new website has a lot of new links to support the giving garden and food bank garden programs that P-Patch supports. We hope to be a resource to those in our community that are seeking meaningful volunteer positions with our gardens.
Thank you, Deb Rock |
Soup's On!Join Us for Saturday Soup Lunches in the Garden~
From now through June 23rd Soup Lunches are coordinated by Blackberry Vista. Join us each Saturday at noon in the garden. Even Volunteer to get those hours accumulated early!
The best way to communicate your interest in volunteering for a task is to do one of the following...
2) Enter your name on the Soup sign-up sheet in the tool shed next to the white board and sign up for your preferred date(s).
3) Tell someone from Leadership Team in person. (Check your handbook for photo identification).
Make sure to enter your volunteer hours in the red binder in the tool shed. Block Leader assignments will change June 30th.
-- Bon Appétit and happy gardening.
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Happy Gardening!
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