Hi Gardeners!
Thanks for checking in with us and your patience while we get this blog going.
Our garden is looking very good for the beginning of the summer season, and we've survived the dual dangers of extra-busy schedules and a light frost over the Memorial Day Weekend.
All of our barrels are now planted!!! Our goal going forward is to have the AHS Community watering, harvesting, and collaborating together in a casual, relaxed summer-time way on our little patch of green.
The Salsa Garden is fully planted now with tomatoes, green chiles, garlic, cilantro, oregano, and chives growing. The only ingredient we were not able to get started on time was onions, so we will simply buy them or get them from someone else's garden (I know Needham's garden has a bunch!) when it comes time for our AHS salsa canning session in the fall.
Thanks to garden volunteer Jane Katz, we have additional shade-cloth and burlap for wind and sun protection. We could still use a volunteer to help put up the bottom layer of burlap.
The Salad Project is going strong now and we actually have Spinach, Mesclun Salad Mix, and Arugula ready for some light harvesting. Any of you volunteers who are helping out, feel free to graze a little off those barrels. I've been munching on them as I water and they are beyond anything you could get at Durango's finest restaurants.
The Worm Composter has been moved up near the garden and we will soon be harvesting worm compost to fertilize and renew our planted barrel soil. The afternoon this will occur will be THURSDAY, JUNE 3rd. If you would like to sort some worms and see how worm compost is harvested and applied, come join us! It should take from 1 to 2 hours. Also, if we have any extra worms, they will be made available to actively participating AHS gardeners who are ready to start own worm composting at home.
To Volunteer: Call (799-4745) me, Sharon Scott or email me at ahsgardening@gmail.
GROUP GARDENING DAYS - All are welcome! No need to call, just show up! Various small gardening activities as needed in the garden will occur.
TUESDAYS: 5:15 -6:15 PM
THURSDAYS 5:15 - 6:15 PM
SATURDAYS 10:00 - 12:00 AM
WATERERS NEEDED- email Sharon at ahsgardening@gmail.com with the days you would like to be on the schedule to come water. You will be sent a reminder gmail the day before your scheduled day(s).
WEDNESDAYS Once a day, according to your schedule
FRIDAYS Once a day, according to your schedule
SUNDAYS Once a day, according to your schedule
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Ready, Set, Grow!
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| The School's Flower Pots were re-stocked and re-planted by Sharon and Emily-Thanks so much for your efforts ladies! AHS's landlord Dan Hopper donated the flowers-THANKS DAN for keeping the school looking so good! |
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| Flowers add to the beautiful work at AHS! |
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| Set-up for another summer season! |
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| More realistic with the amount of pots this year. |
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| Looking good- Ready to Grow! |
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
GARDEN CLUB UPDATE 5/9/12
Hey, Garden People!
We are planting our tomato and green chile seedlings this week for the salsa garden! It will be fun (it's not like work or school) and we need some STUDENTS. We also will plant zucchini seeds, and some more lettuce for the salad project! Show up anytime from 3:15 to 4:45 to get your hands in the dirt and green up the planet!
We now have the garden set up in the parking-lot, for those of you who haven't been at the school since last Friday.
Thanks to Cate Smock for helping put up burlap, move the worms up by the garden, and water this weekend! Also, thanks to Clara, Carly, and Emily for being the flower-girls and keeping our planters out front watered and fresh.
Please come this week
We are planting our tomato and green chile seedlings this week for the salsa garden! It will be fun (it's not like work or school) and we need some STUDENTS. We also will plant zucchini seeds, and some more lettuce for the salad project! Show up anytime from 3:15 to 4:45 to get your hands in the dirt and green up the planet!
We now have the garden set up in the parking-lot, for those of you who haven't been at the school since last Friday.
Thanks to Cate Smock for helping put up burlap, move the worms up by the garden, and water this weekend! Also, thanks to Clara, Carly, and Emily for being the flower-girls and keeping our planters out front watered and fresh.
Please come this week
Monday, May 7, 2012
GARDEN CLUB UPDATE- 5/7/12
Hi guys, lots going on in the Garden Club!
We are going to continue this week with
· Mondays after school (planting),
· Tuesdays at lunch and after school (worm project), and
· Thursdays after school (planting,etc.)
· Bring your grubby clothes and, if desired, gloves, as we are getting 'in the dirt' moving and digging up soil in pots, and planting.
Flower Project Planted!!!! This last Saturday we planted the flower planters in front of the school - thanks to the design and hard work of Emily Wieser! Emily is looking for a couple more "flower people" to help her water and maintain (pick off dead flowers, replace ailing plants, etc.) a couple of times a week for about 1/2 hour each time. If you're interested, contact Emily at geekersroock@gmail.com. Thanks also to our landlord Dan Hopper for donating 1/2 of the flowers!
Salsa Project: We have planted cilantro seeds and green onion seeds, but still need donations for onion and garlic sets to plant ASAP. I have our tomato seedlings at home but will be bringing them over to the school garden this week to keep under the awning outside Jessica's classroom. We will be needing to transplant them soon into the big pots.
Worm Project: Alot going on this Tuesday!!!! MEET this Tuesday at lunch in Jessica McCallum's classroom to participate as Steve Smith is going to help conduct a short lab on what the pH is in our worm bin, and also on used and unused coffee grounds, to be sure we can keep the pH within the range of 5 to 9 that our worms require!!!
Also we will be dividing the worms to create a new layer in our composter and harvesting some worm castings to put on our seedlings.
Thanks to Elizabeth Duncan for helping feed and start the Worm Log, as well as collaborate on the pH idea. Rachael Sands helped move the worms down to the garden area outside Jessica McCallums classroom, in case you are wondering where the worms are. We are hoping the nights are warm enough for them in this location.
Salad Project: We have started almost 20 pots now of salad ingredients, including peas, carrots, chard, lettuces, spinach, thyme, and edible sweet peas.
Watering We need students to sign up to water each day.... We have India and Robin for Mondays, and Marlene for Thursdays. Anyone else want to pick a day to water? It's more fun with two people, so ask your friends to help you. It can be during lunch or after school, we use John Fisher's sink. Just let Sharon know if you want to water and she will make arrangements to be there with the key to John's room if you want to do it after school. Jessica McCallum is helping keep things watered also. Sharon is watering on the weekends but would love another person to do it with.
Well, that's about it for now. Soon (date to be determined) we want to set the garden up in the parking lot and will be recruiting members for this activity.
Please let me know if I can add any of your friends/acquaintances to our email list!
Sharon
We are going to continue this week with
· Mondays after school (planting),
· Tuesdays at lunch and after school (worm project), and
· Thursdays after school (planting,etc.)
· Bring your grubby clothes and, if desired, gloves, as we are getting 'in the dirt' moving and digging up soil in pots, and planting.
Flower Project Planted!!!! This last Saturday we planted the flower planters in front of the school - thanks to the design and hard work of Emily Wieser! Emily is looking for a couple more "flower people" to help her water and maintain (pick off dead flowers, replace ailing plants, etc.) a couple of times a week for about 1/2 hour each time. If you're interested, contact Emily at geekersroock@gmail.com. Thanks also to our landlord Dan Hopper for donating 1/2 of the flowers!
Salsa Project: We have planted cilantro seeds and green onion seeds, but still need donations for onion and garlic sets to plant ASAP. I have our tomato seedlings at home but will be bringing them over to the school garden this week to keep under the awning outside Jessica's classroom. We will be needing to transplant them soon into the big pots.
Worm Project: Alot going on this Tuesday!!!! MEET this Tuesday at lunch in Jessica McCallum's classroom to participate as Steve Smith is going to help conduct a short lab on what the pH is in our worm bin, and also on used and unused coffee grounds, to be sure we can keep the pH within the range of 5 to 9 that our worms require!!!
Also we will be dividing the worms to create a new layer in our composter and harvesting some worm castings to put on our seedlings.
Thanks to Elizabeth Duncan for helping feed and start the Worm Log, as well as collaborate on the pH idea. Rachael Sands helped move the worms down to the garden area outside Jessica McCallums classroom, in case you are wondering where the worms are. We are hoping the nights are warm enough for them in this location.
Salad Project: We have started almost 20 pots now of salad ingredients, including peas, carrots, chard, lettuces, spinach, thyme, and edible sweet peas.
Watering We need students to sign up to water each day.... We have India and Robin for Mondays, and Marlene for Thursdays. Anyone else want to pick a day to water? It's more fun with two people, so ask your friends to help you. It can be during lunch or after school, we use John Fisher's sink. Just let Sharon know if you want to water and she will make arrangements to be there with the key to John's room if you want to do it after school. Jessica McCallum is helping keep things watered also. Sharon is watering on the weekends but would love another person to do it with.
Well, that's about it for now. Soon (date to be determined) we want to set the garden up in the parking lot and will be recruiting members for this activity.
Please let me know if I can add any of your friends/acquaintances to our email list!
Sharon
Thursday, May 3, 2012
GARDEN CLUB UPDATE- 5/3/12
Hi all,
No Garden Club today, but plan on next Monday after school (Salsa Group!), Wednesday after school (Salad Group & Planting, continuing), and Thursday after school (more planting and planning.)
This Saturday we will be buying and planting the Flower Planters up front. If you would like to participate, show up at the High School front at 1:00 to shop and at 4:00 to plant! CAll Sharon at 970 799 4545 if you want to find us in between while we are shopping in the afternoon.
No Garden Club today, but plan on next Monday after school (Salsa Group!), Wednesday after school (Salad Group & Planting, continuing), and Thursday after school (more planting and planning.)
This Saturday we will be buying and planting the Flower Planters up front. If you would like to participate, show up at the High School front at 1:00 to shop and at 4:00 to plant! CAll Sharon at 970 799 4545 if you want to find us in between while we are shopping in the afternoon.
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