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FUMC COMMUNITY GARDEN
Why ?
• Fundraiser for Food Pantry• Opportunity for those who don’t have the
real-estate or physical means to have a garden• Promotes community among our neighbors• “The deer keep eating my garden.”
Marc Abadie
Who can participate?
• Church members• Persons sponsored by member
WHEN?
• FALL 2014• 2 GROWING SEASONS A YEAR STARTING 2015
WHERE?
• SOUTH OF CHURCH AND WEST OF SCOUT BLD
DESIGN?
Community GardenFirst United Methodist Church
Raised Beds• 4’x12’ beds allow for easy access to your plants• Weed Control with weed-block under beds and paths• Water hose bib at each bed
Fact Sheet• Next to Scout Building south of the Church• 18 raised beds (4’x12’) that are 8” tall• 4 round beds that are 16” tall for handicapped access• Total area is 64’x48’• Storage shed for shared tools and wagon• Produce table for working seed and cleaning produce
What does it cost and what do I get?• $50 buys you a year’s rent
– One 4’x12’ bed– Top soil– Water access– Hands-on Gardening advice– Personalized name plate on your garden– Access to communitygarden.org (ACGA website)
• You are expected to– Add organic fertilizer– Plant and stake plants– Keep weeds out of your garden/adjacent paths– Water your garden as needed– Harvest a large bounty of vegetables
FORMS
• GARDEN CONTRACT• GARDEN REGISTRATION• GARDEN RULES
FEES
• RENTAL -- $50• DEPOSIT-- $25• DONATION--$??
Registration
• Tonight at registration table• Anytime until plots fill up by contacting office
Contacts
• Richard David• Marc Abadie• Church Office
GARDNING RESOURCES
• HENDERSON COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS• COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE-RICK HIRSCH• Communitygarden.org• Aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu• www.TexasGardener.com
Schedule
• June 9-13 mark utilities• June 11-20 trench and plumbing• July 12 work day for weed block
and bed frames• July 19 fill beds with soil• August/September fall planting
Vegetables Region III
Beans, snap bush 1-Sep
Beans, Lima bush 20-Aug
Beets 15-Oct
Broccoli 1-Sep
Brussels sprouts 1-Sep
Cabbage 1-Sep
Carrots 10-Nov
Cauliflower 1-Sep
Chard, Swiss 1-Oct
Collards 10-Oct
Corn, sweet 20-Aug
Cucumber 1-Sep
Eggplant 1-Jul
Garlic (cloves) Oct
Kohlrabi 10-Sep
Lettuce, leaf 10-Oct
Mustard 1-Nov
Onion (seed) 1-Nov
Parsley 10-Oct
Peas, southern 1-Aug
Pepper 1-Jul
Potato 1-Sep
Pumpkin 1-Aug
Radish 25-Nov
Spinach 15-Nov
Squash, summer 10-Sep
Squash, winter 10-Aug
Tomato 1-Jul
Turnip 1-Nov
Committee members
• Alexis McGlaun• Sandy Poarch• Kathy Middleton• Ed Cunningham• Charles Young• Mark Carlson• Marc Abadie• Richard and Diane David
THANKS TO CHARLIE YOUNG FOR DESIGN AND POWER POINT