Monthly Archives: June 2011

This Sunday, the WPC Garden Club has a special invitation for any small fry who cannot resist crushing insect life that happens to cross his or her path. While we would like to cultivate in our youngest members an appreciation … Continue reading →

The WPC Garden Club met for the first time last Sunday. We had a good turnout, and are glad to welcome more members. We learned about pinching off the flowers of basil plants. Basil is an annual, which means it … Continue reading →

Starting tomorrow, June 19, the WPC Garden Club will meet during the Sunday school hour. The group is open to adults as well as school-age children who are interested in the garden and want to learn more about growing food, … Continue reading →

We dedicated our garden on Sunday, June 12. People in the photos are wearing red to celebrate Pentecost. It was wonderful to see so many people participate in the garden’s dedication. We feel blessed to have had so much support … Continue reading →

It’s hard to believe, but it’s time to start thinking about the fall garden. Fall vegetables can go into the garden as early as July, and we need to order seeds and get them started. We’re planning on broccoli, peas, … Continue reading →

Have you bought one of the big winter squash, only to get it home and wonder what to do with it? (First of all, it needs to cure for at least five days in a dry room. Don’t worry if … Continue reading →

Seven brave souls faced down the heat and humidity on Saturday morning to install the pollinator border. We dug out the area surrounding the fence (no easy feat in the hard-baked clay), installed a metal edging to keep the grass … Continue reading →

The ‘Ruby’ Swiss chard is growing beautifully, but it is a new vegetable to me and perhaps to you as well. I found some nutritional information about chard, as well as two recipes I thought I’d share: Sauteed Swiss Chard … Continue reading →

If you are coming to the workday tomorrow, please bring a rubber mallet if you have one. We will be installing some metal edging around the fence border to keep the grass out of our pollinator plants. Also, if you … Continue reading →

Today, we harvested Ruby chard, arugula, basil, lemon balm, radishes, chocolate mint, our first cucumber of the season, and two of the winter squash. The squash will need to cure in a dry room for at least five days. Also, … Continue reading →