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This is 1 of 4 organized workdays:( According to the garden contract plot holders have agreed to help at at least one of these work days. ) The Spring Clean Up Day will focus on preparing the garden for the 2011 growing season.  Any of your ideas are welcome and encouraged.  Suggestions will be posted in the Garden Shed prior to the start of the work day.See More

That's pretty much all I had to say. :)  It's March 21st, so Spring is officially here, and I am excited.  I can't wait to start working in the garden.  Stacia and I have schemed and planned all winter long, a couple of weeks ago we got to start some broccoli seedlings inside, and in a few more weeks we can move them outside.  Last year was such an unexpected success for us after years of fruitless patio gardening that I am eager to do even better this year.  All that's left is the hard part...…See More

This may be old news to everyone else, but I first learned about it yesterday and thought it was kinda cool.Starbucks has a program called Grounds for your Garden, where they have 5 lb bags of used coffee grounds freely available for people to use in their gardens.  At the 60th & Mills Civic Pkwy location, they were in a metal bin just below the pickup counter.  I'm no expert in these things, but according to the package, coffee helps add nitrogen to the soil, which plants like.  However, a…See More