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.