Goings on in the garden the week of 5/5/13

It's almost time!

Well May is finally here.  The average last frost in Ft Collins is May 15th.  This means that the garden is almost ready to have those wonderful starts placed in the beds!  There are plenty of projects to be done in order to have the beds ready.  Come on out Thursday (weather permitting) from 5-7 and Saturday from 9-1.  Can't wait to see everyone! 

Thursday Potluck Dinner

A potluck is planned for Thursday after volunteer hours, 7-?  This is weather permitting.  The forecast is not leaning on our side, but you know how that goes here in Ft Collins.

Please bring a dish to share and your favorite beverage.  As always, please bring your own reusable plates, cups and utensils.

Board Meeting Tuesday May 14

We will be having a board meeting on Tuesday May 14 at 7 in the garden.  This meeting is open to everyone and is a great way to participate in the planning of your garden.  All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Garden Sale

The garden sale is almost upon us, Saturday May 18th 8-1.  Think of a garden sale as a yard sale meets a plant sale.  We will be selling some of our lovely plant starts as well as some donated household items to raise funds for the garden.

How can you help you ask?  There are many ways you can help.  You can assist with the actual sale, you can donate any unwanted items, you can make some signs or hold a sign at the intersection.  Or you can come by and offer moral support.

This past weekend Reanna and Cale (Thank you both for your time!) sold some of our starts at the Starter Barter sale and came back with some additional plants as well as some cash.  The money they came back with was enough to cover the cost of seeds that we purchased, so everything else will go directly to other projects in the garden.  

Spring Get Together

After the garden sale, 5-?, we are having a spring get together.  This should be a good time!  Pot luck dinner with rumors of entertainment, bluegrass band, and a special Heinze spring home brew.

Come on out and enjoy the garden and everyone else. And let's get the garden started with a party!

The Bees Arrived!

Lahoma and Chuck went down to Denver and picked up 2 packages of bees.  Each package contains approximately 10,000 bees as well as a queen.  They have been introduced to their new home and we hope they found it suitable.

Lahoma was even interviewed on the local news.  you can see the interview here, http://goo.gl/XxHuH



Here are the videos of the bees going into their new homes



Lahoma






Chuck

Mulberry Garden Blog

Have you seen the blog, http://mulberrycg.blogspot.com ?  A lot of folks have said how useful the calendar feature on the blog has been.  Check it out.

Are you interested in learning how to blog or contributing to this resource?  It's very easy trust me.  Chuck will have a clinic after volunteer hours on Saturday to teach anyone who is interested.  If you would like to participate, please email me so I can set up an account for you ahead of time, Chuck@MulberryCommunityGardens,org


Garden Quote

This was a long one.  Thanks for sticking in their with us.  Hopefully we will see you soon at one the upcoming events.