Gardens Of Albany

Three pix from the Cassero and the Gullisano/Spellwomen plots =)

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I hope all your gardens are flourishing and that you are all doing well.

Attached are most all the gardeners’ contacts. [Note: These are not posted on the internet.] Please review your’s to see if I got it right and let me know and I will update them if need be. We still would like the names and contacts of all those who will be gardening in the community plots - Cassero, Seckinger and Kobelin. Please send as soon as you are able and I will amend the contact list.

The composting workshop for May 3, Saturday from 11-1 is coming together. We hope to confirm soon and there is already some advertising ready to go!

The first meeting and potluck of the community gardeners will be May 18, Sunday beginning at 4 pm. (Would it be possible to do “waste-free”??)

I’ve submitted all the questions and suggestions from the opening meeting to the Recreation department and am waiting for a response. I see gardeners brought hoses,
that’s great.

Please call or email with questions, needs, suggestions, agenda items for the garden before the next meeting.

I wish you much joy in your gardening!!

kim

Kim has given us back one more plot if we want it. Of the remaining
beds, I asked for number 7, but I don’t know what she’s given us. It
might be number 10. I will be out of town for the next week at least,
so if you are interested call Kim .

Get dirty,

Sheri

Last Saturday we secured our three garden plots in the new Albany community garden, (the three best and sunniest ones all together nonetheless!) When you walk into the garden from the school side, the combination on the lock is 14-36-14. The combination on the park side is 36-14-36. Our access is 24 hours.

If you enter from the school side, our plots are on the right, not the first one, but the second two. Our first one is a double plot and our second one is a single plot, nearest to the bench. Alisa and I have already weeded, turned and planted in the last plot. The double plot is still empty and unworked. The soil seems decent, though I found quite a bit of odd debris, many bits of weird plastic and broken glass, some cement chunks and a large rusty bolt. Sounds like a construction site, but it has good color and some worms!

Our next garden meeting is a potluck in May. Our public hours are going to be every Sat and Sun from 11-2, and someone from the garden must be present. Griffin’s mom Jennifer, (anyone know her email?) is organizing a yahoo group for the whole group to manage business.

If all 8 families are still interested in sharing these plots, I will try to get back one more plot for our group. Why did we give all those away? There may be one available. I hope everyone has enough room to share in the dirty fun. We should also split up the annual costs of the plots between us.

Happy Gardening!
Sheri

Gardeners of Albany unite!