These are our Wallisch Organic Community Garden reflections from this past month.
Jim and Courtney built eight new plots this month. Jim, Courtney, Jessica, Kim and Wendy prepared the plots for planting. We now have a dedicated Ample Harvest plot and a plot for our Culinary Herb pilot.
Peggy and Sue from Apple Acres graciously donated shovels to supplement the existing tools.
Sierra gathered the cardboard that we used as sheet mulching for the new garden beds.
Sandy and Sue from Friends of Wallisch provided gardeners with Wallisch membership cards.
Dave from DC Power Repair generously donated a gas-powered weed whacker. Donna and Neil have been keeping the grounds well weed-whacked and mowed and are grateful for the donation.
Barbara from Midsummer Farm donated a tray of plants for the Ample Harvest plot, happily planted by Cathy and Wendy. Jim added potato grow bags to increase our planned contributions to local pantries.
Jim built a protective fence for the Ample Harvest plot.
Dori has been keeping the water tank filled for all our watering needs.
Richard Anderson, a Friends of Wallisch visitor, built a handcrafted table from pallets. It arrived in time for our first garden mocktail event!
Jean organized our first garden mocktail event. It was a wonderful evening in the garden. Jean, Courtney and Jim mixed up very refreshing drinks, and Kim captured the ambience of the setting with awesome photos.
Thank you to all of the garden supporters and volunteers for your help this season!
We also extend many thanks for the community partnership in action at the Wallisch Homestead.
For any topics related to the above or the Wallisch Community Garden, please reach out to Cathy Bruce at Cgb2673@optonline.net or 201 264 3528.
