We're officially open for digging, planting, and growing!

Hello 2022 Gardeners. I came across this post from April 2012.

"Newbie" crew

Composting

Well, we had a rain-out yesterday. However, being the Minnesota optimists that we are, we knew that the weather would quickly turn in our favor. Today it was a beautiful day to continue the work that Mike, Vienna, and Barb had begun. Barb plucked up many weeds, but most importantly, with her knowledge of the garden, she was able to bring in new gardeners to both individual and community garden plots! Us "newbies" (guided by two young and dutiful neighborhood friends) took full advantage of the sunny noon-time spring sun and we were able to set in all of the existing individual plot frames, rid the plots of rocks, and cover the plots with rich compost. There were many hands today and it truly did make light work and by 2:30 everyone was excitedly exchanging planting ideas and asking if we were going to offer some planting 411.  Our garden board will be meeting tomorrow evening and will be assigning the remaining plots-so if you are awaiting a response regarding an individual plot, please look for communication from us in the coming week. Thanks to everyone who came out both yesterday and today; I believe that the camaraderie shared both within the garden and by the smiling passersby, is just a preview of a wonderful growing season to come.