2017 Registration Night

Join us on Thursday April 6th 2017, from 6 - 9pm in the Richmond Room at Luther Heights for this years garden registration. 

If you are on Facebook than please join our Common Ground Community Garden Facebook Page to stay up to date with our garden community through the growing season. 

The 2017 registration form can be found on the Facebook page but also is also found here and on the Google page (which will be inactivated soon). 

If you are unable to make the registration night please contact Tina to make alternate arrangements. 

We look forward to seeing everyone again!

FaceBook Page

Please visit our FaceBook Page at Common Ground Community Garden

Many people and businesses support and work closely with our garden. 

Here is a list of few to keep in mind that have made big differences for our little garden.

https://www.ivanslandscapesupply.com

http://www.arbourcrest.com/

http://luthercare.com/housing-intro/sk-luther-heights

North Park Richmond Heights Community Association

http://www.nprh.ca/

http://www.chep.org/

Garden Update - June 1 2016

I was just at the garden and it is such a good feeling to see everyone's gardens coming to life. With our veggies and flowers comes the weeds. It take all of us to stay on top and try to prevent more spreading. If you have weeds around your plot, please take the time to pull them.

All weeds go in the green bin by the shelter. Weeds can not go in our compost at this time. If you have a few extra minutes help your fellow gardeners to keep on top of weeds throughout the garden. We have a lot of common areas that can always use some extra attention.

Pictures of the garden, conversations and discussions and up to date information is all available to everyone on the google community page. Please join.

https://plus.google.com/communities/109992667033441499962?hl=en-GB

Tina found us some vole emitters and placed a couple around the garden to help prevent the mole issues that some of us had last year. Thanks Tina.

Mulch is not here yet but will be coming shortly. Take a look around your garden to see if your area needs a mulch touch up this year.

The next steering group meeting will take place on June 15th @ 6pm in the garden. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Some compost points. This season we will use the 1st compartment of the composts system for all garden plant material (with the exception of weeds which go in the green bin). Material that is larger or more robust needs to be cut down to smaller pieces for it to break down nicely and quickly. 

The compost is being turned over and watered regularly and is looking very nice. If you would like to help with the compost, there is a tab on our google community page for compost conversations. 

If you have any questions let me know (Amanda:  amm417@mail.usask.ca)

Well this incredible weather is really getting me excited for the upcoming gardening season! This is just an update with what is already going on at the garden.

First, a warm welcome to all new gardeners!

Next, we have  a new site for communication between members. 

This is a great way to communication with one another aside from email or seeing people at the garden. So feel free to login and ask questions, post discussions and information and of course we all want to see the beautiful pictures that people take through the season.

To join the group, just click on the following link and login with a google account (non google members will have to set up an account but minimal information and time required to do so)

https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/109992667033441499962?hl=en-GB

The more people we have using the site the more enjoyable it will be for everyone!

Manure and compost will be arriving at the garden (if it isn't already there) by Friday. 

Rototilling will take place this Saturday May 7th at 1pm. That gives people a bit of time to get the compost onto their plot before being rototilled.

Next Steering Committee meeting will be held on May 18th, @ 6:00 pm at the garden.

If you have any questions/ comments / suggestions or concerns feel free to post on the google community page or contact a member of the Steering Committee, or contact Tina @ 306-477-1703 or tnivon@hotmail.com

Common Ground Registration Night

Wednesday April 6th, 2016

Richmond Room at Luther

6 - 8 pm

All gardeners must attend to renew their plot or barrel.  

If you do not want your plot or barrel please contact me, ASAP.

Welcome back everyone! The 2016 Common Ground Registration Night will be this Wednesday, April 6th in the Richmond Room at Luther from 6 - 8 pm.

Bring your filled in copy of the Gardeners Agreement and Application form (found under the documents tab) in with your $20 registration fee (cash or cheque). Extra forms will be on hand for those unable to print theirs off in advance.

** All existing gardeners must fill out an application for to renew the plot/barrel. Those who do not fill out and submit their application and fees by April 20th 2016 will lose their plot/barrel.**

Those who would like their plot rototilled, please check the corresponding box on the application for and add an additional $10 to their application fee. 

A date for rototilling has not yet been decided.

We hope to be ready before the May long weekend.

New members of the Steering committee are always welcome, if you have any interest in helping out with the organization of the garden please join in at the next committee meeting on April 20th 2016, at 6pm in the garden.

As with previous years, work bees will be set up during the gardening months.

If you have any questions you are welcome to contact Tina Nivon McGillivary @  306-477-1703

We look forward to seeing everyone out again this year!

Compost Bins

As we approach the end of our growing season, most of us will soon be making use of our fantastic new compost bins. 

To help the compost bin function at the best of its ability the compost committee have put together a few rules to help us all stay on the same page. 

How to use the bins:

• Chop material into small pieces.  The smaller, the better.  Nothing longer than 1ft.  There are pruning shears in the white bin by the shelter.  Shovels can also used to chop up material on the ground. 
• Water if needed.  The compost should be as damp as a wrung out sponge. 
• Turn if needed.  More frequent turning will speed up the composting process.  Not all gardeners are physically capable of doing this so don't worry if you can't.  Some people will only be able to turn the top part.  It will depend on how full the bin is also. 
• Only put in material from the garden.  No outside leaves, kitchen scraps, etc.

Communication:

• Although this year we will only be adding (making) compost, signs will be posted in the future letting gardeners know which bins to add to and which you can take from.  
• Compost committee members are more than happy to speak with other garden members to let them know how to use the bins, answer any questions they may have and provide assistance if necessary.

Fall Cleanup

• We will have members of the compost committee available to assist gardeners with composting.  This includes encouraging people to allow their excess plant material to compost on their plot by digging it in or letting it sit over winter and rototilling it in the spring.  
• We will be available to help chop material that is going into the compost bins. Each fall we will likely need to fill all three bins and consolidate in the spring when things have shrunk down.