FUMC COMMUNITY GARDEN

Why ?

• Fundraiser for Food Pantry• Opportunity for those who don’t have the

real-estate or physical means to have a garden• Promotes community among our neighbors• “The deer keep eating my garden.”

Marc Abadie

Who can participate?

• Church members• Persons sponsored by member

WHEN?

• FALL 2014• 2 GROWING SEASONS A YEAR STARTING 2015

WHERE?

• SOUTH OF CHURCH AND WEST OF SCOUT BLD

DESIGN?

Community GardenFirst United Methodist Church

Raised Beds• 4’x12’ beds allow for easy access to your plants• Weed Control with weed-block under beds and paths• Water hose bib at each bed

Fact Sheet• Next to Scout Building south of the Church• 18 raised beds (4’x12’) that are 8” tall• 4 round beds that are 16” tall for handicapped access• Total area is 64’x48’• Storage shed for shared tools and wagon• Produce table for working seed and cleaning produce

What does it cost and what do I get?• $50 buys you a year’s rent

– One 4’x12’ bed– Top soil– Water access– Hands-on Gardening advice– Personalized name plate on your garden– Access to communitygarden.org (ACGA website)

• You are expected to– Add organic fertilizer– Plant and stake plants– Keep weeds out of your garden/adjacent paths– Water your garden as needed– Harvest a large bounty of vegetables

FORMS

• GARDEN CONTRACT• GARDEN REGISTRATION• GARDEN RULES

FEES

• RENTAL -- $50• DEPOSIT-- $25• DONATION--$??

Registration

• Tonight at registration table• Anytime until plots fill up by contacting office

Contacts

• Richard David• Marc Abadie• Church Office

GARDNING RESOURCES

• HENDERSON COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS• COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE-RICK HIRSCH• Communitygarden.org• Aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu• www.TexasGardener.com

Schedule

• June 9-13 mark utilities• June 11-20 trench and plumbing• July 12 work day for weed block

and bed frames• July 19 fill beds with soil• August/September fall planting

Vegetables Region III

Beans, snap bush 1-Sep

Beans, Lima bush 20-Aug

Beets 15-Oct

Broccoli 1-Sep

Brussels sprouts 1-Sep

Cabbage 1-Sep

Carrots 10-Nov

Cauliflower 1-Sep

Chard, Swiss 1-Oct

Collards 10-Oct

Corn, sweet 20-Aug

Cucumber 1-Sep

Eggplant 1-Jul

Garlic (cloves) Oct

Kohlrabi 10-Sep

Lettuce, leaf 10-Oct

Mustard 1-Nov

Onion (seed) 1-Nov

Parsley 10-Oct

Peas, southern 1-Aug

Pepper 1-Jul

Potato 1-Sep

Pumpkin 1-Aug

Radish 25-Nov

Spinach 15-Nov

Squash, summer 10-Sep

Squash, winter 10-Aug

Tomato 1-Jul

Turnip 1-Nov

Committee members

• Alexis McGlaun• Sandy Poarch• Kathy Middleton• Ed Cunningham• Charles Young• Mark Carlson• Marc Abadie• Richard and Diane David

THANKS TO CHARLIE YOUNG FOR DESIGN AND POWER POINT