Reduce, Reuse, Recycle...and ROT!!

This Wednesday, we'll be having a talk on composting put on by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Come learn everything there is to know about making organic compost and get all your questions answered about how to get things started at home. The talk will take place at the tree lot from 5-7pm. Bring a lawn chair with you! Hope to see you there!

T-shirts

Check them out!! They are being sold for $15 each as our Community Garden fundraiser. We'll have them at the meeting tomorrow so bring your moo-lah!!

It's a bug's life

Since it is getting close to planting time, I wanted to give an overview of beneficials that we can plant to keep pests away and attract "good" bugs.

Daisies -- attract ladybugs who like to munch on aphids and mites
Black-eyed Susans and Asters -- attract lacewings and hover flies also to eat aphids
Marigolds -- give off a fragrance that deters mosquitoes
Sunflowers -- attract pirate bugs to deter white flies
Queen Anne's Lace -- attract small insects that eat caterpillars

We will also purchase some praying mantis who have an appetite for all kinds of garden bugs.

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We will be lining the bottoms of the beds with newspaper in order to prevent weeds from growing. Please bring any recyclable newspapers you have to the upcoming workdays.

Take your pick...

As we mentioned today, if there are any particular varieties you are hoping to see grown at the garden, please let us know so that we can look for them at the local nurseries over the next few days.

Our current seed and seedling inventory is as follows:

Tomatoes
Bell peppers
Chili peppers
Cucumbers
Zucchini
Watermelon
Cantaloupe
Honeydew
Butter lettuce
Spring mix
(Beets)
(Carrots)
(Spinach)
(Snow peas)
(Garlic)
(Onions)
(Eggplant)
(Acorn squash)
(Potatoes)
(Strawberries)

Go Team!!

We hope everyone was able to learn a thing or two about building raised beds today. Thank you to everyone who was able to come out and help. Over the next week, we will be finishing a few more beds, filling them with dirt, amending the soil, and planting seeds and seedlings!!

For the upcoming week, we will be onsite during the following dates and times:

Sunday, May 17 8AM-11AM

Monday, May 18 5PM-7PM

Wednesday, May 20 5PM-7PM

Please feel free to stop by! If you cannot make it during any of the times listed above, we will also be posting some "to-do's" on the blog as the days go by, so please check back!!

Keep it up!!

What a difference a day makes! Since this morning, we have had several more generous donations to our Community Garden Fund. We are so grateful for the support and would like to welcome additional contributions prior to our big workday on Saturday!