Spring tour of the community garden.

Lately garden blogging has been so interesting…although I am coveting the weather either on the west coast, England or further southern states, there are still gardeners who live north of me, which means they are pretty much in the tundra. All kidding aside, no matter where you live, or what your growing conditions are, there will always be a gardener who would love to live in your climate instead of theirs. We all just suck it up and do our best with what we have to work with, though, don’t we?

Yesterday i stopped off at the community garden to check it out now that the snow has melted. I thought some of you might like to see how our community garden is looking these days.

A sign welcomes you to the Ecology Garden. Isn’t the sky a lovely shade of blue? It was a little bit windy, but fairly mild for early April.

This is our shed. Inside there are all kinds of tools, two wheelbarrows, a potting bench and half a dozen watering cans. It stays locked until a member comes to work in the garden. This year we are hoping to add eavestroughing so we can collect rainwater from the shed’s roof.

Here is our compost heap. I bet there is some good stuff cooking in the bottom. We have a load of mushroom compost delivered every year at the start of the season, as well. The mushroom compost is donated by a local non-profit organization.

Here are just two of the many water barrels we have in the garden. A local resident allows us to use her outdoor tap to fill the barrels, and we also collect rain water. Donations and COG membership help to pay for the water. In the fall, the barrels are turned upside down until they are filled again in late spring for the season. We keep them covered with sheets of plywood to control the mosquito population.

Here is our plot. This year I will be sharing it with a friend of mine who recently moved to Bowmanville from Toronto, so about half of this space will be mine. There is a bit of cleanup to do, as you can see, and the soil needs a whack of that mushroom compost that’s on the way.

Here is an overview shot of about two thirds of the garden. You can see the autumn version here.

I hope you enjoyed the tour!

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