2015 Registration Dates

2015 Garden Registration Dates

Its been a long winter but the snow is melting and the 2015 garden season is quickly approaching. We are excited to get going in our garden!

To make it easier for people to get their registration completed this year, we will be having two registration dates:

Wednesday April 15, 2015

Richmond Room at Luther Heights

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Saturday April 18, 2015

Dining Room at Luther Heights

1:00pm - 4:00pm

** All gardeners must attend one of the above sessions to renew their plot or barrel. **

Please bring your completed application form found under the documents tab, along with your registration fee of $20.00 cash or cheque ($30.00 if you would also like your plot roto-tilled) to either of the above dates.  There will be extra application forms on hand for anyone unable to print their form.

Plots that are not registered at either of the registration times will be offered to those on the waiting list. 

If you have any questions, please contact us at tnivon@hotmail.com or 306-477-1703.

We are looking forward to another great gardening season with you all.

Weeding Blitz

Thursday, June 26th 

6:30 PM to 7:00 PM 

Join us at the garden for a 30 minute weeding blitz.  

I will bring cookies.

The weeds are getting out of hand.  Please remember to maintain the paths around your plot by weeding and mulching regularly.  Help out with the common areas, these areas include around the water taps, all paths, under the shelter and around  the seniors' and childrens' bins.

A Compost Grow Pile in the Garden

You may have noticed that all but one of the compost bins have gone missing and instead there is a large pile in their place with a sign beside it.   This, is a Grow Pile.  It is an attempt to compost the large amount of material that we had stored in a short amount of time while still utilizing the space to grow veggies.  It was made by mixing the material that was collected in the bins with some grass clippings for added nitrogen and piling it up while adding water the whole way.  At about half way we laid down a large black tube that has holes along it.  This tube will facilitate better distribution when watering the pile in the coming months.  Just run the hose down the perforated tube for a while after watering the top.  We then covered the pile with mulch that was left over from last year and finally we added dirt marigolds and pumpkin plants to the top.  The whole pile was well watered the whole time that it was being built to make sure that everything got a good soak.

We will need help keeping the pile watered throughout the HOT summer months to ensure that the pumpkins grow well and that the pile composts down.  Please help out by making sure that the pile is well watered whenever you can!  Overwatering will not be an issue in a pile like this.  There was a lot of stalky material from the compost.

Hopefully, if all goes well, there will be garden ready compost available at the end of the season and we can proudly add a bit of our very first Common Ground Community Garden-made compost to our gardens!!

There still is one black compost bin beside the pile in case anyone needs a place to put compostable material before the new compost bin is built.  Also remember that weeds and garbage do NOT go into the compost bin, but into the green bin marked 'Weeds' beside the shade structure.
Please pass on this information about the Common Ground compost to other gardeners as well.

Happy gardening!

REMINDER: AGM WEDNESDAY EVENING

Annual General Meeting

Wednesday, May 14 @ 7pm

Richmond Room - Luther Heights

1802 Alexandra Avenue

Click here to view the AGENDA

If you have any questions or have something to add, press the 

"Comments" button in the top right-hand corner of the window.

Garden News

Spring Rototilling 

Thank you, Tina, for organizing the rototilling.  Sixteen existing plots were rototilled this afternoon.  Gardeners wishing to participate each paid $10 in advance to have their plot rototilled.  

Garden Expansion

The City of Saskatoon has given our garden permission to expand.  This will allow us to accommodate everyone who is currently on our waiting list.  The City hopes to break up the sod sometimes between May 15th and May 18th.  

Sandbox

One very special gardener donated her sandbox so that it can be enjoy by all the kids who visit the garden.  What a thoughtful thing to do!

North Park Wilson School's Grasslands Garden

Volunteers needed!

North Park Wilson School invites you to join them as they renew the grasslands garden at the front of the school. The vision is to establish a community garden space that welcomes birds, butterflies, children and community members. Be a part of the planning team, clean-up crew or help out with ongoing maintenance. 

• A cleanup day is planned for Saturday, May 24th, 9am - noon.  Weeds have overtaken the garden. Bring a rake, wheel barrow or shovel and help reclaim the space. Come on out and lend a hand!
• Ongoing maintenance will be important to keep the garden looking its best. The planning committee invites your ideas, support and guidance.  If you are interested in volunteering  or have any questions, contact Lee Jacobson or Sybille Silbernagel at North Park Wilson School (306-683-7380).

CITY PARK PLANT SALE

The City Park Horticulture Students are having their annual plant sale. The horticulture Program is self funded and the funds raised through this sale go toward covering the cost of the program, as well as, the grade 12 graduation, the nutrition program and other student programs.