Big work day coming up, December 3 As we settle in for winter, we are continuing to take steps to prepare the soil for spring awakening. In order to do that we need your help. We plan to build a hugelkultur bed and refresh all of our other beds with compost. Hugelkultur is a great way to use all of the … Continue reading November/December Garden Update
October Garden Update
As we have entered into fall proper over the last month, things have definitely changed in the garden. When last I wrote, we were discussing how to improve soil fertility in the garden because we had a disappointing harvest this year. Since September we have taken a number of steps to improve our fertility. We have installed yarrow … Continue reading October Garden Update
August/September Garden Update
This month we harvested a fair number of peppers and tomatoes from the new bed. However productivity in the older beds has suffered. We believe there are a few different reasons for that: We had problems with our soaker hoses springing leaks. Tree roots have made their way into the beds and formed a thick … Continue reading August/September Garden Update
Late Summer 2022 Garden Update
Saint Phocas Garden at Saint Titus is a shared project with Saint Luke's, and part of the Good News Gardens Movement of the Episcopal Church. If you would like to receive their newsletters and/or start a Good News Garden of your own at home or with others, please visit the Good News Gardens website for more … Continue reading Late Summer 2022 Garden Update
June 2022 Garden Update
Saint Phocas Garden at Saint Titus is a shared project with Saint Luke's, and part of the Good News Gardens Movement of the Episcopal Church. If you would like to receive their newsletters and/or start a Good News Garden of your own at home or with others, please visit the Good News Gardens website for more … Continue reading June 2022 Garden Update
May 2022 Garden Update
Saint Phocas Garden at Saint Titus is a shared project with Saint Luke's, and part of the Good News Gardens Movement of the Episcopal Church. If you would like to receive their newsletters and/or start a Good News Garden of your own at home or with others, please visit the Good News Gardens website for more … Continue reading May 2022 Garden Update
April 2022 Garden Update
Saint Phocas Garden at Saint Titus is a shared project with Saint Luke's, and part of the Good News Gardens Movement of the Episcopal Church. If you would like to receive their newsletters and/or start a Good News Garden of your own at home or with others, please visit the website for more information. … Continue reading April 2022 Garden Update
March 2022 Garden Update
Saint Phocas Garden at Saint Titus is a shared project with Saint Luke's, and part of the Good News Gardens Movement of the Episcopal Church. If you would like to receive their newsletters and/or start a Good News Garden of your own at home or with others, please visit the website for more information. … Continue reading March 2022 Garden Update
February 2022 Garden Update
Our “Good News Garden” is a joint ministry of St. Luke’s and St. Titus’ Episcopal Church in Durham. The garden is named after St. Phocas, the patron saint of gardeners. Even though we've still got cold weather with us, spring is definitely on the way. The days are ever so slowly getting longer. If you look carefully, you … Continue reading February 2022 Garden Update
December Garden Update
Our “Good News Garden” is a joint ministry of St. Luke’s and St. Titus’ Episcopal Church in Durham. The garden is named after St. Phocas, the patron saint of gardeners. Greg Jacobs, Hannah Bowman, Carla Knipp and Mary Beth Berkley met on December 3 to ready the garden for winter. We pulled up the remaining tomato and pepper plants … Continue reading December Garden Update
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