Water!

There is water at the West garden (A) now, with three different taps.  Brian has rigged up a tap at the middle of the A plots and at the north edge to give access to the ground plots and the raised beds.  

The new plots on the East end have no water tap (yet?!).  We are hopeful that a tap will be brought over to the B plots soon, but no news on when.  For now, Brian has a plan B for the B plot gardeners - on Saturdays and Sundays, he will bring over a long heavy gauge hose and connect it at the A plot tap.  He will be over in the morning, and leave the hose there until early evening.  Today I was there at about 8:30 pm and he was just gathering the hose up.  

Brian also asked me to remind everyone to turn off the tap at the ground when we are done watering.  So far the hoses have held, but if we ever had a leak or some mischief, we could have a minor flood (and a ruinous water bill) before we got it turned off.  

Happy watering everyone!

Garden Season is Open

Hummingbird Garden is up and running for the season as of Thursday May 14th.  Our unofficial head gardener, Brian, tilled our main plots, and broke ground for a set of new plots to the East of the original garden.  The new plots mean everyone on the waiting list got a plot.  Word has got out and I think they are all full now...  

A few other changes - the raspberry plants have been corraled into two small areas, so they won't be taking over our veggie plots.  There is still a small pile of dirt for topping off the raised beds, too. 

If you have a plot and you're not sure which one is yours - check out the plot map on the bulletin board at the garden.  If you're not sure which map goes with which plot, ask one of the experienced gardeners.  

We can also show you how to access the water pipe.  But not until our water line is turned back on...  Should be soon!

A new season - a new name!

Hummingbird Garden

We now have an official name for our community garden.  The votes came in over the winter, and most of us preferred Hummingbird.  There should soon be a sign with our new name.  And the lanscape designer that is working on a plan for our layout will include hummingbirds into a theme.  Watch the garden sign for signs of change!