Plot Assignments (2016)

Hello Gardeners!

In case some of you have not had a chance to make it over to the garden yet since it opened on Saturday, here is the current map of plot assignments of confirmed gardeners to date. We are excited to see the spots filling up.

See you in the garden!

Manise and Zoe

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Hello Gardeners!

The garden is officially open as of tomorrow- Saturday, May 14th. The plots are all labelled. Just look for your name. Please use the front gate when entering the garden, as the back gate still needs some repairs and should not be touched. The front gate is the gate facing the path through the trees. Please get into the habit of closing the gate once you enter the garden, and always be sure to shut it tight when leaving and position the cinder block so that there is no gap to allow critters inside after hours.

When you arrive you will notice that we do have a pump that is currently working minimally. We strongly suggest that you bring a couple gallons of water with you when you come to plant. There are communal tools, watering cans, and a wagon at the garden, so feel free to use them.

We look forward to seeing everyone soon!!

Zoe and Manise

Press Release: It must be spring! Time for Mass Hort’s Gardeners’ Fair

The Mass Hort's Gardeners' Fair and Plant Sale is on Saturday, May 14. 

Vendors will be on site, offering everything you need to plan, dig, plant, and enjoy your home garden space. Allandale Farm, Boston's oldest working farm will bring a wide selection of heirloom and hybrid tomato plants grown right on the farm! Peppers, eggplants, cucumbers and other starter plants will also be available.

The Gardeners’ Fair will take place Saturday, May 14, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s The Gardens at Elm Bank, Route 16, in Wellesley. The Gardeners' Fair is an opportunity to find rare and unusual perennials, trees and shrubs; ready-to-plant herbs and vegetables; and tomato varieties by the dozens. It's also a chance to hear talks by experts, find unique garden tools, garden ornaments and accessories, as well as other gardening necessities. The fair will feature tomatoes by Allandale Farm, the Herb Society Plant Sale and over 20 vendors.  Admission is $5 per car for the general public, free for Mass Hort members.

The Gardeners’ Fair provides fun and shopping for the whole family. Mass Hort will sponsor daily children’s programs and garden tours. The Wellesley Band will play at 1:00 p.m., and a truck will be on site for lunch and snack. The New England Unit of the Herb Society garden activities will include tours at 9:00 a.m., tours at noon, family-oriented workshops, Fairy Houses at 10:00 a.m., and Herbal Seed Starting at 1:00 p.m.

Vendors from around New England will be here selling plants and garden supplies to help you get your garden and yard ready for the summer. This year’s vendors include: Allandale Farm, NE Unit Herb Society of America, New England Daylily Society, American Rhododendron Society MA Chapter, Slug Shield, Lorelei's, Iron Arts, The Warren Farm and Sugarhouse, MDAR,  Deborah's Kitchen, Stonegate Farm and Flowers,  New England Hosta Society, American Conifer Society, Greystone Garden, Teaberry Garden, Horizon Line Ceramic, Copper Cuties, Lakonia Greek Products, Elwell Associates, Stephen Proctor Ceramics, the Miniature Plant Society, and James Hardie Building Products.

Massachusetts Horticultural Society and The Gardens at Elm Bank are located at 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, MA 02482. 

For more information, please visit: http://www.masshort.org/Gardeners-Fair.

Field harrowed, fence coming up, emails flying!

Hello gardeners;

We are well on the way to getting the garden up and running for another great year! Zoe and I are working on getting the fence parts purchased and then constructed. Owen Neville was kind enough to pre-spread three loads of composted horse manure donated from Veley Farm, and then till the soil for us!

ACTION NEEDED:

Please look for an email from Google Blogger that subscribes you to the blog. This is mandatory. We will use this during the season to alert you about emergencies and events -- we promise we will NOT be blogging multiple times per week! We will also make sure your email is not shared -- only the Managers can see the list. 

Please reply to the email "Activate your Email Subscription to: Flerra Community Garden of Boxborough, Mass." to activate your subscription. It should be in your email box momentarily. Any questions,please ask! 

Garden prep continues: Happy Mother's Day!

Jesse and Ethan are on day two of fence building and prep. Here is the current map, with the confirmed gardeners up. Let us know if you want in!

A PDF copy is available on request: flerragarden@gmail.com.

Gardening strategies from today's Globe. It's really, really, really spring.

Advice from the Boston Globe today about getting ready to face the critters.

How to shoo pesky critters from your garden

The pitched battle between gardeners and wildlife began in earnest as warmer weather finally arrived, and the humans are arming themselves with an arsenal of approaches.

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Photos: Keeping Out Critters

“There are some pretty aggressive, determined animals out there who want your foliage; they’re hungry,” said Matthew Gramer, president of NatureWorks Landscape Services in Walpole. “So you have to be on your game.”

Gramer recommends starting by planting varieties that wildlife don’t like.

Welcome to 2015! Sign up now for the Flerra Community Garden.

Hello everyone!

We hope you're ready to join us again at the Flerra Community Garden after that long winter. Welcome back! We look forward to seeing you all.

If you haven't signed up yet, please contact our Town Planner, Adam L. Duchesneau, by calling 978-264-1723 or emailing him at ADuchesneau@Boxborough-MA.gov. Adam can provide you with the garden rules and an application.

We have 10 x 20 ($20) and 20 x 20 ($30) plots. Application fees to toward garden supplies, including the perimeter fence. 

The season starts late this year, because the ground is cold. We expect to have the fence up by end-of-day Saturday, 9-May, and a plot map available by Sunday 10-May. If you can help, please send us an email to flerragarden@gmail.com! Pitching is in an important!

News for 2015:

• We will do our best to provide returning gardeners with the plot of their choice. If you've signed up, please let us know your preference. Sunday 10-May will be the last day your old plot is guaranteed.
• We expect to have a delivery of composted horse manure again this year available for everyone.
• The Conservation Commission is interested in improving the well. This would mean re-digging the well and reconstructing it underground, which should make it function much better, for much longer. There may be some water-toting (from home or from the pond) in the meantime.
• The garden cart is aging and needs parts. We will be ordering them and repairing the cart, and there may be a week or so delay while we wait for them. 
• We are always looking for good used garden tools (shovels, rakes, hoes, stirrup hoes, spades, etc.). If you find yourself at a yard sale and want to pitch in, please do! Let us know.
• Any ideas you guys have about garden management, community projects (corn rows, vacation coverage, etc.).
• Please share news of the garden. We welcome new gardeners!