Bogarden Montage

Bogarden Clip!! Corner of Rutledge and Bogard.

Filmed and Narrated by Liza Fleury

Farms, Food, and the Environment Quiz

Pop Quiz! Farms, Food, and the Environment by Farmland

Check it! A creative way to plant plants.

October UPDATES and WORKDAY!

Bogarden Updates!

After a long, hot, dry summer we are so relieved that Fall is finally here!! Over the last few months we have tried to keep the garden watered while battling the weeds. We had a work group from the College of Charleston come out and help us in partnership with Keep Charleston Beautiful as well as a number of awesome individuals throughout the hot months!

We were able to harvest lots of peppers, basil, okra, beans, cucumbers, watermelon, cantaloupe, squash, and tomatoes from the garden.

To get the garden ready for our fall veggies, we have partnered with Charleston Stump Stompers to have some ground stumps and trees placed on the site to help reduce weeds and act as a ground cover.

We also received an awesome donation of worm compost and castings from Organic Gardening Supply INC! and we will have new equipment thanks to the Coastal Community Foundation's New Fund.

Bogarden Work-Day!

This Saturday October 16, 2010  Fritz will be out at the garden from 11-3.
Tasks: Spreading Mulch, Weeding, Sign Painting, and veggie planting.

We will break for lunch around 1pm... please bring a potluck dish to share!

WHAT SHOULD YOU BRING?

Any gardening tools, gloves, sun screen, hats, water, potluck dish or drink (with serving utensils), a bowl/fork/spoon, a friend, random fun objects to beautify the garden, and a donation if possible (tomato cages, bamboo sections, scrap wood, outdoor paint, flowers, paint brushes, brick, and mulch are all on the want list... and money is always nice).

If you cannot stay long, please just stop by and check out how AWESOME the garden is looking :-) If you cannot make it, please reply to thebogarden@gmail.com with any questions or days that you are interested in volunteering.

Bogarden Work Day! 10/24/10

I was at the Bogarden today and noticed quite a number of people stopping by during the 2 hours I was there to either water the plants or pick some flowers. This is great!

We recently got two huge loads of mulch! We could use a lot of help to spread that around. Also the garden needs a big spruce up after the rain storms and a hot summer.

If you want to bring tools of any sort that would Awesome!!
Also we could all throw in money for food or feel free to make something and bring it with you.

Looking forward to seeing you out there!


RSVP at facebook.com/event/Bogardenworkday

First Post! Summer is coming to a close, Fall update.

Community meeting Saturday August 28th 11am.

Well we can almost Summer off the list. Some issues to address...

1.  With lack of rain during these high temp's it has been hard to keep the plants saturated and happy. The tomato plants felt it the worst as they shriveled up. One solution that can be done, is to get a water pipe hook up from the town and use it when we are out of the water in the rain barrels, so there is always the back up feeling. 
2. Another is the weeds, if anyone has any tools, ie: weed wacker, organic weed killer, please let us know. 

Once September rolls around, weekly Saturday meetings/workdays at 10am. 

*Recycling Opportunity*-If you eat a fair amount of yogurt, you can wash and save the yogurt cups then use them to start off either your fall, spring, or summer seedlings before planting them into the ground. This way you do not have to constantly go to the store to buy new seed pots. You can just keep on reusing the yogurt containers time and time again. 

Fall planting is coming up quick, so start thinking of what you would like to see being grown. 


South Carolina Planting Guide for Fall/Winter
As found in Holly Herricks "Southern Farmers Market" Pg.144 State-by-State Seasonal Produce Charts.

• Asparagus - Early October-November
• Beans (Pole and Snap) - September-October
• Beets - October-June
• Broccoli - Early November-Mid May
• Cabbage - Early November-Late May
• Carrots - Early October-Mid May
• Cucumber - Early September-Mid November
• Peanuts(Green) - Mid August-Early November
• Peppers - Early June-Early October
• Potatoes(Sweet) - Mid August-Early November
• Radishes - Early October-Mid May
• Rutabagas - Fall-Winter
• Spinach(Mixed Salad Greens) - Early October-Early June
• Squash(Zucchini, Yellow) - Early September-Late November
• Squash(Winter: Delicata, Buttercup) - Early September-Late November
• Tomato's - Early October-Late October
• Turnips(Root Bunches and Greens) - Early October-Early June