Midtown Community Garden - Houston, TX.

Midtown Community Garden - Houston, TX.

Hey board members! Want to enlighten the members as to what has been happening since the garden disbanded? Would love to hear from members...please email me at Rick Acker

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Midtown Community Garden - Houston, TX is disbanded indefinitely!

To all of our members: remember we have our annual meeting next Sunday. Check your email for the reminder. Can't wait to celebrate the completion of our second year!

We are in the Houston chronicle http://www.chron.com/life/article/A-patch-of-gardening-paradise-in-the-city-3617723.php

MCG buliding out the new HERB GARDEN

Transporting transplants!

All our awesome gardeners!

Thanks to everyone who came to our quarterly meeting and BBQ today. We have such an awesome community. Party on!

May Planting Guide - Midtown Community Garden

Want to know what to plant in May? We have recommendations. https://sites.google.com/site/midtowncommunitygarden/home/mayplantingguide

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Remember, we are having our quarterly meeting on Sunday April 29 at 4 pm with a BBQ to follow.

April Planting Guide - Midtown Community Garden

Need to know what to plant in April? Look here for recommendations https://sites.google.com/site/midtowncommunitygarden/home/aprilplantingguide

sites.google.com All plants are from seed unless otherwise specified. These are based on NORMAL temperatures. The normal has been changing the past few years.

Compost Tips (Must Read Before Composting) - Midtown Community Garden

We have composting tips. Read them if you want to compost!

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Farm Fest This Saturday! - Midtown Community Garden

Did you know that Houston has more than 80 community gardens, and even a full fledge farm inside the loop? The Last Organic Outpost is having their Farm Fest on Saturday Nov 5. If you want to go, let's carpool from the Midtown Garden at 10 am.

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BBQ - October 29, 2011

Thanks to everyone who came to our work day today. Can't wait to see more of you in the garden. It's a perfect time to plant!

Community workday next Saturday, October 15th at 3PM. See you there!

Midtown Community Garden

We have a webpage in addition to facebook. All your social media belongs to us! Check it out for additional garden information and news.

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New subject in Discussions: 501(c)7 IRS designation.

Congratulations: new board elected on Sunday, August 14, 2011. The gardeners continue to begin a second year on a smooth road to permanence. Many thanks to the membership for their attendance at the Annual Meeting where 20 of 25 allotments were represented. Time to sow and grow!

Members Annual Meeting this weekend to celebrate Year One...Hooray!

You're right, Larry. I was in the Garden around 6:30am this morning, and the heron was hanging by the pond, catching a meal. It's a Yellow-crowned Night Heron, aka American Night Heron, aka squawk http://www.facebook.com/pages/Yellow-crowned-Night-Heron/131954040173928

DC Bocce League

Kudos to SE Jerome and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for winning the DC Bocce League's Championship Match! My nephew is on that team! Bravo, David! http://www.dcbocceleague.com/home/home.aspx

dcbocceleague.com Welcome to the Official Site of the DC Bocce League! Learn about the League and register to play. Scores, pictures, rules and contact information also available.

Community Garden Program

I knew the City of Houston was involved in some fashion with Community Gardens, but didn't know there were 11 of them affiliated with the Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS). There are links to all 11 Gardens at this link: http://www.houstontx.gov/health/Community/garden.html

houstontx.gov Official site of the City of Houston, Texas municipal government. Annise Parker, Mayor of Houston, Texas.

First (night) harvest from the Squash Patch. (Much) more to come.

The 1st round of corn is being passed out! Members, contact Marji for your share!

Yikes! I should have read this before ....!! Calabasa squash can produce up until frost! And the whole fruits can be stored for a month or more in a cool, dry area. I think I better harvest a few now and put them in the fridge until the Meeting! Anyone have an empty fridge that works? Ours are full!

Marji? You back in town yet? We need to talk corn! We may need to cut and distribute the corn before the Members Meeting on June 18, but I think we'll be able to pass out the squash at the Meeting. And then I'm going to rip it up! The Squash Patch, that is.

Water usage over the last week (5/23-5/29) was 501 gallons/day. Very, very high. Please remember to water your plot for no more than five minutes per day, and even that is probably much more than you really would need.

Another reminder to Members. My battery-powered trimmer is available to any and all Members for work inside the Garden. Just contact me and I'll get it to you. I keep six batteries fully charged, and each battery will last 10-20 minutes, depending upon how tough the weeds are. 10-20 minutes may not sound like much, but it's really plenty of time to do one or two plots, easy.

Trimmed around the Corn Patch and plot #'s 5, 14, 15, 24 & 25 this evening. Tomorrow evening I'll see if I can do the rest. The only time it's possible is about an hour or less before the sun goes down. This heat and humidity just takes it out of me.