July 13th, 2013

Maintenance Tasks as of July 13, 2013

Weed in-ground food bank garden 
 
Thin carrots and  radishes

 Hill up potatoes 
 
Plant remaining lettuce, cauliflower,
chard, etc starts in some of the empty plots 
 
Weed front garden  
 
Turn compost in center bin into right side
bin  
 
Move rotting grass clippings from second bin and place on the concrete pad
or in the back of the cinder block storage bins 

Move cinder blocks from garden area and add to cinder block compost material
holding area

Mark holes in the garden for safety

 Fix leaks in hoses 
 
Move the branches in the third cinder block  storage bin (this is where the finished compost will be located).   If you have a chipper or know someone who can chip this pile for us, let
Barbara know.  Otherwise, we will  not be able to use it in the compost pile.

Assign gardeners to a watering schedule for front flower garden and in-ground food bank garden

Plant hen and chicks into pots to sell at  Garden Tour event

Members sign up to help staff the table at  the Garden Tour event at the Visitor Center (July 20 and  21).