AACRC Faith & Food Friends,
Garden Helpers
• We thank the Stephenson family for tending the garden last week.
• K. Kim will tend the garden this week.
Deliveries
I had the pleasure of picking snap peas with the Stephenson family this past week.
5 lbs. of peas were delivered to Food Gatherers!!!
Garden Tasks - important tips
For the new (and old) Faith and Food Gardeners, here are some of the things to do while tending the garden:
- Water each bed for at least 4 min - we want to saturate the soil, not just top it with water
- Dead-head the flowers: this means to remove the spent or dead flower heads so the plant will keep producing new
flowers. Dead flower heads can be put in the compost bin.
- Check the tomatoes and gently pull the leaves/stems up through the cages to support the plant for future weight
from the tomatoes
- Check the leaves of all the plants. If you see holes appearing, then the plant is being enjoyed by some insect and
we don't want that. There is organic spray in the chest. Spray each side of the leaves and respray after a rain.
Schedule - Thanks to all who have volunteered to tend the garden this year. We are set for this season!!!
July
· 1: K. Kim
· 8: M. Learned
· 15: B. Buiten
· 22: M. Shaffer
· 29: J. Newman
August
· 5: H. Stob
· 12: V. Kulkarni
· 19: B. Okonkwo
· 26: R. Boes
September
· 2: W. Van Zomeren
· 9: H. Stob
· 16: B. Okonkwo
· 23: De Anna
· 30: C. Green
October:
· 7: De Anna
· 12 fall clean-up day
Reminder
This year we have been asked to turn the water on and off at the church spigot.
Enjoying serving with you. Thanks and have a blessed week!
Cathy Green
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