It has been such a delight to visit the garden and see our members planting, watering, weeding, and nurturing plants and meeting new neighbours. Thank you to all the volunteers, many of whom gave and are giving their time and do not have a plot.
Message from the Interim Board
Welcome everyone to Goldenrod Community Garden. We have just started. Over the summer, there will be more building in the garden. We will grow our plants and get to know each other a little better. The garden is currently being run by an interim board and has several committees working to help the garden get up and running including communications, build, membership, and fundraising. Our interim board meets every 1-2 weeks right now. Stay tuned for future notices for the meeting for anyone who wants to come and listen on Zoom. A visioning session is planned for the garden in the fall as well as a general meeting where the garden's first formal board will be elected.
Water tanks are almost empty
As of the afternoon of June 12th, the water tanks are almost depleted. We went through the water a lot more quickly than expected, which has budget implications. We ask that you conserve water as much as possible and use mulch. We are looking into sourcing some mulch for our garden.
Less frequent watering helps plants to develop good root structures. In general plants do not need to be watered everyday. See these links for tips on watering.
https://www.gardena.com/ca-en/garden-life/garden-magazine/10-golden-rules-for-watering/
Gardeners should plan to bring their own water to their plot until our water supplier can fill the tanks, which is expected to be on Tuesday for sure, and if his schedule permits he may be able to do so late Monday.
Non-plot members
Non-plot members will soon be welcomed. For $10, per year, anyone (even those outside of Kitchissippi) can become a non-plot member of the GCG. Members may pay more if they wish to support community gardeners for whom the plot fee is a barrier.
Membership engagement
We will soon be convening a committee for membership engagement to plan and hold virtual gatherings such as plant and seed swapping, presentations/talks on gardening.
We have launched a private Facebook group to help members interact with one another. If you are a member and want to join the Facebook group, please send a message to https://www.facebook.com/goldenrod.garden to have an invitation sent to you to join the group.
Shed build coming
The tool shed is coming! Construction will take place on site June 18, 19, 20.
Friday night: receiving and moving lumber. Some cutting with power tools may also take place
all day Saturday and most of Sunday: constructing a shed.
Some work will take place in the open area near the pallet storage, and the rest will take place in the shed location, beside the clump of 4 water tanks. Power tools and a generator will be in use for a good part of the time.
We ask members to exercise caution and provide the volunteers space to work safely.
Social gatherings at the garden site are not permitted
A reminder of the COVID-19 Guidelines that all members agreed to. Social gatherings are not permitted on the GCG site. To help with physical distancing, we ask garden members to avoid gathering with other members within the garden site (beyond a quick hello). We are finding the garden to be busy. Thank you for your cooperation.