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gone fishing

Bill — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:58:33 +0000

I am taking a break from the blog. I haven’t posted for awhile. You are welcome to browse the archives if you are interested though.

community gardening update

Bill — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:53:29 +0000

Last night was the conclusion of the Bountiful Gardens vegetable gardening class at Clark Gardens. We celebrated with a feast of course, featuring fried chicken and many of the great vegetables harvested from the gardening plots.

Squash and zuchinni are in fill production now. Peppers and tomatoes are just now getting ready to pull. Several people have harvested beans and peas. And of course onions and radishes.

Here is Carol with her harvest from last week. The class was Carol’s idea. She used to walk by a community garden when she lived in New York.

Leanne was our illustrious teacher and kept a plot of her own too.

Some of the gardeners with the fruits of their labor.

community garden – week 7

Bill — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:40:01 +0000

Several gardens have radishes and onions ready to eat now. Tomatoes are starting to show up and squash and zucchini are ready to pull in a couple of cases.

Because the gardens are too small for corn and pumpkins it was decided to plant them in a common space all to themselves. The plot was improved by Clark Gardens employees and the students planted the seeds under Lee Ann’s direction.

Afterward we retired to the shade of some nearby mesquites and enjoyed hot dogs topped with some of Carol’s chili along with side dishes and desserts that had been brought for the occasion.