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Saturday Work Party
June 14, 2014 @ 10:00 AM –2:00 PM
Saturday again? … YES!
What if it’s raining?
The Practical Guide on Attending Work Parties may help, the guide clearly states: “Come when you can, stay as long as you want.”
Received wisdom from the garden’s deep dark past also states: “If it is raining at the start of the work party, the work party is cancelled.”
You can decide whether it is “raining” or just a “shower”.
Fortunately somethings can be done even if things are wet…
… and you’re wearing the proper clothing! For instance…
Weeding
Weeds in plots are that much easier to take out when the soil is very moist.
Have a look at this image…
Can you tell the weeds from the sprouting vegetable?
If you can: Great! Come on down and get to work. =:)
If you can’t: Great! Come on down and get to work anyway … the clever gardeners who planted these beds put in little wooden stakes to mark the seedling rows! So all one has to do is remove anything NOT in line with the little wooden stakes!
Some knee pads are available from the Communal Garden Shed.
Composting … can be an “all weather” activity
Except for the mowing the lawn part of course… but turning bins, for example, is guaranteed to kept you warm(er) if nothing else.
What if it’s cloudy but only damp-ish?
In that case there are a few rather … ahem, arduous tasks … which might be easier to do if you’re intent on keeping warm.
For instance…
Sifting Soil and Turning Beds in the Communal Garden
Kurt’s gone to the trouble of building some very useful soil sifters which make sifting soil and removing weeds almost as easy as staying in bed … Don’t believe me? Give one a try and tell me that you’re not dreaming!
Turning over and removing weeds from the Squash Patch
Whatever Quack Grass is left in the Squash Patch in the Communal Garden can be assaulted with a clear conscience. True, we are planning on covering the area with Ground Cloth but there’s nothing like extraction to make certain it’s curtains for the QC!
Setting In Ground Frames in the Communal Garden
Precision work for the meticulous gardener! Kurt is focused on setting In Ground Frames around unplanted beds in the CG … You might get to use a LASER!
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