2017 Garden Activities
March - Minor Tree Pruning
March - $300 Donation from Wilco and $200 Donation from the Master Gardeners - Thanks!
April 14th Job Applications Due
April 17,18,19 Job Interviews
April 22-23 Job Offers
May 2nd - Interns first day - started on Garden Plans
May 6th - Removed tarps off of garden - Kept the grass down! Interns got Dirty! Thanks to the great donation of tarps from Agricplas. (www.agriplasinc.com)
May 13th - Helping out at the Master Gardener's Plant Sale
May 20th - Planting has started. Thanks for the starts Dean, Linda, Teal Creek Farms and the Polk Co. Master Gardeners!
May 29th - Group photo time
June 3 - Planting is just about done!
June 10 - Thanks Anderson Mobile for the straw
June 20 - Thanks Old Mill and Wilco for the donations
July 1 - Spreading newspaper and straw is almost done
July 4th - First Harvest 22 Lbs
July 8th - First Harvest with Everyone
July 11 - Delivery - 54 Pounds
July 11 - Tshirts are here - Good Leadership Project - Kim, Regan, and Guin
July 18 - Delivery - 57 Pounds
July 20 - Open House
July 25 Harvest
July/August - MINIONS!!
August 1st - Harvest -Zucchini, Summer Squash, Tomatoes, Broccoli, Cucumbers
August 8th - Harvest - Chard, Cabbage, Zucchini, Summer Squash, Tomatoes, Lettuce, Broccoli, Cucumbers
August 11 - FAIR
-- Many Blue and Red Ribbons, 2 Best in age groups, 2 medallions
-- Fair booth Selling Peaches was Great!
August 15th - Harvest - Chard, Cabbage, Zucchini, Summer Squash, Tomatoes, Lettuce, Broccoli, Cucumbers, Carrots, Dill
August 22 - The big Cabbage harvest!
August 26 - More Minions
August 29 - The Big Onion harvest!
September 2 - Group Project - spreading bark in work area.
September 2 - Tomato! 605 Pounds
September 7th - Got state fair ribbons Kim - Champion for Peppers. Hannah Reserve Champion for her
sunflower. Everyone else got MANY blue and red ribbons.
Sept 9 - Intern last day - made salsa, had too much food!
Sept 12 - The tomatoes are hrere - 430+ pounds
September 19 - 400+ pounds - Dean on vacation so no picture
Sept 26 - Production is winding down - 200 pounds
Oct 3 - Zucchini, Summer Squash, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Onions, Peppers, Chard - Last Harvest!
Oct 7 whacking the garden - Jon's favorite garden day!
October: Thanks Anderson Mobile for the equipment, Don Fleming for mowing, and the Lippsmeyers and Don Fleming for Manure!
October : Thanks Jenny and Chelsea from Morrison for help putting Tarps on the Garden (weed control). We are done for the season!
