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| June 16 the beans are up |
This
year we are excited to cultivate not one but three small gardens, gardens that
day by day manage to erase tensions with the beauty of natural designs. The
rough neck garden between our back deck and the parking lot is designated as
the Herb Garden.
The
other two plots are part of an unexpected Community Garden for the semi urban residents
in our condos and apartments.
To
get to our new garden spot we walk a half a mile past a small but bountiful
wild field along the lake shore before spotting 18 boxed gardens now in full
bloom. They are an inviting sight on an excellent piece of land between the
apartment buildings and the community club house pool.
This
community garden is the flowering idea of local residents in the condos who
sometime last fall began the inquiry with associations in the region. Working through
hurdles of opinions and support the agreed section was plotted out in May.
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| July 7 lookin good |
Greg
Waldie and Jerry Flores acquired the lumber and within a full day had prepared
18 4x8 raised garden boxes. A rich mix of soil was distributed in each plot.
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| First Harvest from the Waldie garden! |
Greg
arranged for watering through the adjacent club house outdoor hose, a unique
gate at each end of the garden section allows gardeners to get in while discouraging
other eager munchers. Various gardeners share watering cycle duty. Then the planting
began. We are #8 and #2. All 18 are now in bloom as more folks saw the
potential for joy watching their own garden in the foreground of a luscious lakeside
sunset. Thanks to Greg and Jerry, Diane and others for this gift.
Meanwhile
back to the little herb garden. We struggle with the soil on this little plot
that suffers from the draining mountain of winter snow and ice chemicals left
from parking lot clearings. This year we focused on herbs and hardies – basil,
parsley, thyme, and summer savory. We also discovered an edible flowering
beauty – nasturtiums! (no, haven’t eaten one yet). The volunteers do their
thing with a little guidance: mint MINT, dill, ivy and those bossy morning
glories.
And
so the dance with soil and dreams continues in this lovely experience called
gardening.
This
is our first experience gardening with other people. The plan here is simple, each
person manages their own section, with cooperation on watering and using gates.
The Crunchy Granola book describes a far different experience in our first year
of gardening - starting with an unmanageable acre. We were such novices. I hope
you may check out the e-book on Amazon A Homestead Decade, How Crunchy Granola Changed My Life. 2.99, Sample
free. Enjoy past blogs below.
Thanks for stopping by.
Affectionately, Helene
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