We currently ask gardeners for approximately one hour per month per plot April through October. Tasks include general maintenance, compost, development of common areas, and special projects like fruit trees and communal beds.
April 23: Share a Seed Garden Open House: 10:30 AM - 1PM
We will once again be partnering with Slow Food DC Share a Seed Project for a garden open house and work day.
Tentative activities: seed and plant swap, mutual aid table, Upshur garden information table, cover crop termination and use demo, beekeeping education and honey tasting and additional workday activities.
May 20: Garden Workday, BBQ and Sweet Potato Planting: 10:30 AM - 1PM
June 24: Garden Workday: 10:30AM - 12:30PM
July 23: Garden Workday: 10:30AM - 12:30PM
August 27: Garden Workday: 10:30AM - 12:30PM
September 9: Cover Crops Workshop: 10:30 AM - 1PM (tentative)
Similar to the public cover crop workshop we organized along with Share a Seed project last fall.
September 23: Workday and Raspberry Patch Rehab? 0:30AM - 12:30PM
Maybe the raspberry patch will bounce back this year but if not, in the fall we should start over. Turnover and weed the plot extensively and plant new canes.
October 7th: Workday and end of Season BBQ: 10:30 AM - 1PM