A couple of quick notes

Maybe, just maybe, the weather will behave and people can start getting their planting done. It's tough when the ground is stirred into liquid mud.

The pump continues to be an issue. The DPW folks are aware and will get to taking a look soon. I think it's a gasket problem, but for right now, it won't hold consistent suction.
As an alternative, please haul water from home - we use a couple of 5 gallon Coleman camping cans and some one gallon plastic jugs. You can trek to the pond but remember, Boxborough has a ton of poison ivy, which grows in that tall grass quite nicely. It's not fun.
Also, during one trek the other day, I found a couple of spots where deer have bedded down. Deer mean ticks and ticks, like poison ivy, could appear on the town seal.

The town was over recently and mowed the area around the garden. Please keep an eye on the soft soil around you plot. If you see deer tracks, let us know.

The manure pile has been in place for almost a month and needs to be scattered soon. It's kind of ugly and part of our agreement is to move it out ASAP. We will choose a spot and scatter it there for the community corn plot. I'm aiming for Sunday or some evening next week.

Weeds: As you pull weeds, please don't toss them over the fence. There is a pile to the left of the path as you are leaving. Dump them there. Eventually, we are going to put up a compost bin, but it hasn't happened yet.

Rocks: Again, if you're moving stones from your plot, make sure they make it into the woods. Hate to lose a mower blade because we didn't make the extra five feet. Thanks

Ok, I guess it's more than a few things...

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Again, if you have any questions, just ask!

Saturday

We made our big debut in the Beacon this week - the Q&A has already generated interest from two three gardeners - so slowly we'll fill up the plots.
The gate has been fixed with a couple of chains fixing it to the post. which should keep it in place.
The pump seems to have some issues - it's working but it seems to have an issue with the seal at the bottom. We'll have DPW check it out on Monday.
A couple of people have started their planting and we'd like to get everyone tilling and digging this week. Remember, we can't leave the manure pile forever, so if you want to use the compost, you need to get started .
When I got to the garden today, I did find a section of the fence had fallen. If you see that, try to fix it and let us know so we can make some more permanent repairs.

Weekly notes

I was at the garden today, planting beets and other stuff.
Some things are apparent. First, I have to get the door better secured to the fence. I'll work out a better solution this weekend and fix it for good.
There's a white bucket at the well head right now. I'm going to bring over the wooden box with gallon jugs. Please be sure these stay full of water for priming the pump. the bucket was empty today. It's probably still empty because I forgot to fill it, but there should always be water around the pump to prime it.
We have few tools that have survived the rigors of summer. Michelle and I have loaned a transplanting shovel and a hoe. We're on the lookout for others and we'll keep you posted.
There are still a lot of plot available, so if you know of anyone interested, encourage them to join up.

Happy Gardening.

It's a start

How many people can say a highlight of the weekend was the delivery of several hundred pounds of horse manure? We can. 

The Veley's delivered the manure Sunday.  It's become and annual tradition and such a boon to everyone who gardens at Flerra.

On Saturday and Sunday we set up the new deer fence,  laid down the center walk, built a new gate and roughed out plots.

Thank you to Dave for stopping by and helping us creating the trench for the fence. Many hands make light work and all that. 

We'll send an update when we're all good to go. In the meantime, there are still plots to be had, if anyone knows someone interested, have them get in touch.

Thanks