2013 Planting Day, Saturday, May 11, 2013

 Planting Day is scheduled for Saturday, May 11th from 10 a.m. to noon. 

2013 Clean-up Day!

We will have a 'Clean up day' on Saturday, April 27th, 2013 from 8 a.m. to noon. This is your opportunity to clean up your bed from last year, plant some spring crops, pay your dues, and meet fellow gardeners. We are having new compost delivered on Saturday also. Our Planting Day is scheduled for Saturday, May 11th from 10 a.m. to noon. 

Garden Beds Are Still Available!

The Thompsonville Community Garden still has raised beds available for the 2012 growing season. Please contact Master Gardner Marty Sienko at martinsienko@sbcglobal.net or 860-688-7783.

Planting Day Change

Due to the possible inclement weather forecast for Saturday, June 2, 2012 the Community Garden planting day will be on Sunday, June 3, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Thompsonville Community
 Garden

2012 Kick-off Meeting

Thursday, May 17, 2012

6:00 p.m.

Enfield Room, Enfield Town Hall

Please attend this meeting if you would like to have a garden bed this year. The fee is $20.00 per bed.

There will be a community work day  to clean up the beds and the surrounding areas on Saturday, May 26 at 10:00 a.m. and a community planting day on Saturday, June 2 at 10:00 a.m.

We hope to have UConn Master Gardeners available on both days to answer any questions.

Upcoming Education Sessions!

There are several education sessions scheduled for the upcoming weeks at the Thompsonville Community Garden. UConn Master Gardeners will present the information on these timely topics.

July 11, 2011 Planning a Fall Garden Trish Safner

July 18, 2011 Good Bugs/Bad Bugs; Signs of Summer Stress Trish Safner

July 25, 2011 Seed Saving in the Garden Laura Callahan

August 15, 2011 Extending the Season with Cold Frames Trish Safner

All classes are held on a Monday at 6:30 p.m.

The Gardens are Thriving!

The garden beds are thriving and look great. There certainly hasn't been much need for watering lately but we are looking at some more seasonable weather conditions in the coming weeks. Let's remember that the beds need 1" of water per week and that it is best delivered as a good dose twice a week as opposed to a sprinkling every day. Deep watering will encourage deep roots which in turn will help the plants should the weather turn hot.

There are still 4 beds available. If you are interested in a bed please contact http://tvillegarden@gmail.c​om​.

Composting Class

This Thursday, June 30, 2011, one of our Master Gardeners will hold a class on composting. Marty will be at the Thompsonville Community Garden at 6:30 p.m. He will review the proper composting techniques and will talk about managing the compost bins that are on the site. Please join us for this event and check back here for postings of future classes among the topics will be Seed Saving, Good Bug-Bad Bug, and Extending the Harvest.

The First Harvest!

These are some of the first harvest from the the beds that were planted for the benefit of the Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen. Many of the beds are well on their way to producing wonderful vegetables.

Clean up day May 21, 2011

The Thompsonville Community Garden will hold its annual planting and clean up day on May 21, 2011 starting at 10:00 a.m., rain or shine. We will have a selection of plants available (including tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, summer squash and a variety of herbs) for members to plant in their beds. Compost and tools will also be available.

If you are interested in purchasing additional plants we recommend The Growth Company located at 167 Hazard Avenue. For more information about The Growth Company visit their website at http://www.thegrowthco.com/AboutUs.asp.

If you purchase your own plants remember these valuable tips:

• Don't plant vegetables that will take over your plot or grow wildly outside of your bed. Cucumbers are manageable, pumpkins are not. Some plants, such as mint, will spread everywhere.


• Be careful about planting too much in your bed. Plants that are crowded will not receive adequate light and air and are more susceptible to diseases.


• Avoid planting tall plants (corn, sunflowers) that will shade other beds.


• Purchase plants from local nurseries to decrease the chance of buying infected plants.

We will be collecting the $20.00 fee from members that have not yet paid their fee.

UCONN Master Gardeners will be there to answer any questions that you might have regarding proper planting techniques.

See you there!

Upcoming Garden Education Sessions

TVille Gardeners,

The garden is looking great. Members are doing a great job maintaining their beds and the garden as a whole! We would just like to take a minute and remind you of the upcoming education sessions. Let us know if you have any questions!

August 4th at 6pm

How to Identity a Weed and How to Prevent

The UCONN Master gardeners will also be there to help answer questions about your beds.

See you there!

Questions? Please send an email to tvillegarden@gmail.com

2010 Garden Education Sessions

Gardeners,

I just want to take a minute to give you the schedule for the remaining garden education sessions. These education sessions are brought to us by the UCONN Master Gardeners and are a very valuable resource and I strongly encourage you to take advantage of them.

Ben

Write these dates in your calendar, outlook or paper, whatever you prefer...

THOMPSONVILLE COMMUNITY GARDEN

MG EDUCATION SESSIONS

SUMMER 2010

Date Time Topic Instructor

7/11/10 @ 4PM - Learn all about Composting/ Bed grading Marty S

7/21/10 @ 6 PM - Good bugs/Bad bugs; Signs of Summer Stress Trish S

7/25/10 @ 4 PM - Bed grading/Garden walk-throughs with Master Gardeners

8/04/10 @ 6 PM - How to Identity a Weed and How to Prevent them Cathy T

8/08/10 @ 4 PM - Bed grading/Garden walk-throughs with Master Gardeners

8/18/10 @ 6 PM - Learn How to Harvest, Store and Use Your Vegetables Dan G

8/22/10 @ 4 PM - Bed grading/Garden walk-throughs with Master Gardeners

9/01/10 @ 6 PM - Saving Money in the Garden; Planning a Fall Garden Trish S

9/05/10 @ 4 PM - Bed grading/Garden walk-throughs with Master Gardeners

9/15/10 @ 6 PM - Recipe Exchange with garden members

9/19/10 @ 4 PM - Garden walk-throughs and First Annual Gardener Potluck Dinner

9/29/10 @ 6 PM - How to Save Your Seeds Laura C

10/3/10 @ 4 PM - How to Extend the Season with Cold Frames Trish S

Planting Day 2010

Thanks to all who participated during the Thompsonville Community Garden 2010 planting day! Many members planted a variety of vegetables in their beds. Many thanks to Trish and Gina for picking up the plants from the Growth Company. During the planting day activities members weeded and planted vegetables in their beds, cleaned up flower beds, and started to clean up the compost bins.

Check out the pics!

Cleaning up the flower garden

Many seeds for the garden

Many good-looking garden beds!

Starting the growing season off right!

And, if members haven't planted yet there are a few plants left by the sign that they can add to their plots.

Planting Day is this Saturday!

Gardeners,

The Thompsonville Community Garden will hold its annual planting day this Saturday, May 22nd, starting at 10am. We will have plants (tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, peppers, etc) for members to plant in their beds.

If you would like to purchase your own plants we recommend The Growth Company here in Enfield. For more information about the Growth Company visit http://www.thegrowthco.com/AboutUs.asp

If you are purchasing your own plants remember these valuable tips:

• Don't plant vegetables that will take over your plot or grow wildly outside your bed. Cucumbers are manageable, pumpkins are not
• Be careful about planting too much in your bed. Remember, plants grow, and if you plant too much the individual plants will not have space to grow and breath.
• Avoid planting tall plants that will shade other beds.
• Purchase from local nurseries, as the chance for buying infected plants is less.

We will be collecting the $20 fee from members who have not yet paid.

Also on Saturday, UCONN Master Gardeners will be there to aid you with any questions you may have!

Hope to see you on Saturday!

What Lies Beneath!

While Micah Burnside was cleaning up his bed he came across several tough roots. Here is Micah with one of the many 3 foot roots that he removed from his bed! Great job Micah!

Gardeners, don't forget, Planting Day is May 22nd!

2010 Spring Clean-Up Day

On Saturday, May 1st the Thompsonville Community Garden held its annual spring clean up. Members cleaned up their beds, organized the shed, cleaned up flower beds and performed a number of other tasks. Check out the pictures!

Turning over the soil and adding some compost!

Clean beds, seeded and ready to go.

Volunteers cleaning out a flower garden. They found 10 bucks when they cleaned this bed!

Where should we put the bulletin board?

What to do with all this mint?

Planting Day is Coming Up!

The Thompsonville Community Garden is pleased to announce our annual planting day. This year planting day will be held Saturday, May 22nd starting at 10am. The Thompsonville Community Garden Association will provide plants for members to grow in their beds including tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, peppers and a variety of herbs. UCONN Master Gardeners will be there to aid members and teach them about proper gardening techniques!

We hope to see you there!

2010 Growing Season Kickoff Meeting!

Gardeners,

Yes, it is that time of year again, the Thompsonville Community Garden is gearing up for the 2010 growing season! To kick off the 2010 season we will be holding our annual planning meeting on Thursday April 1st, 2010 at 6pm in the Enfield Room of Enfield Town Hall.

News and Notes

• Marty and Trish from the UCONN Master Gardner Program will be helping us again this year providing training and tips to help us become better gardeners.

• Michelle Barboza has graciously volunteered to by the Thompsonville Community Garden Treasurer for the 2010 season, Thanks Michelle!

• For the 2010 season there will be a $20 fee associated with having a plot. This fee is needed to cover costs including paying our water bill, buying supplies and plants, and creating a reserve fund for future large projects. Last season the average tomato plant produced over 40 dollars in tomatoes alone. Your 20 dollar fee will produce ten times its value in vegetables in your plot. Payment plans are available for those interested.

If you are still interested in your plot please let us know ASAP. As with previous years we have a growing wait list and we would like to get as many as those people plots as possible.

We look forward to seeing you on April 1st at 6pm in the Enfield Room of Enfield Town Hall. This is our community garden and the only way to make it grow and succeed is with your input and help.

Compost Update

The compost is breaking down nicely so far this summer. When placing your scraps in the compost bins place them in Bin 2 and Bin 3. Check out some pictures of the progress of the compost! Bin 3

Bin 2 - Material is starting to break down

Bin 1 - The plant material has broken down into a nice dark compost!

July Gardeners of the Month

July was a month of rain and rapid growth. Some plots became overgrown while others were maintained with the greatest of care. The Thompsonville Community Garden would like to recognize Mark and Michelle Barboza as the July Gardeners of the Month! Their plots are meticulously cared for and their plots look great. I can only imagine how great their vegetables are!

Congrats to Michelle and Mark and keep up the good work!