Notes from July Garden Meeting

The July meeting was today (the second Monday of the month) at 7PM and we discussed several topics.

1. Another reminder that the Falcon Heights Ice Cream Social will take place on Thursday, July 30 from 6-8PM. All gardeners are encouraged to stop by and share their gardens with the community.

2. We are still looking for community service projects. Some suggestions included taking pictures of weeds and sending them to me so I can upload them to the blog. Another is being responsible for watering the flowers in the common areas. Also, more wood chips are needed for the dirt paths around the compost bins. If anyone would like to volunteer for these tasks or has ideas for other tasks, please contact Jean.

3. The potluck is coming up soon and if anyone has any suggestions, ideas, or questions, please contact Jean or bring up at the next meeting.

4. We also discussed a tentative closing date for the garden. The optimal timing seems to be mid-October. If anyone has a different suggestion, please contact Jean or bring up at the next meeting.

5. The compost bins aren't decomposing as quickly as we hoped. If anyone has any grass clippings, adding them to the compost bins would help move things along. Otherwise, sterilized manure from the hardware store was also suggested as a way to speed up the decomposition.

6. The community garden list serv was forwarded to all garden members a couple of weeks ago. This is a great source of information about all things 'garden'. This might be a good place to start if you have any questions about your garden.

7. One gardener suggested a book about gardening in small spaces. If interested the book is called "All New Square Foot Gardening" and it was written by Mel Bartholomew. Is is available on Amazon.com.

Please plan to attend the next meeting on Monday, August 10 at 7PM. Just meet at the garden!