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Newsletter: September 24, 2021

Fundraising event: Thursday, October 7th Inkwell coffeehouse is hosting a fundraiser for our garden. The event begins at 7:30 pm. Inkwell Coffeehouse 665 2nd Avenue Long Branch, NJ 07740

This Week

Monday priorities: 4 pm to 6 pm

  • Deconstruct tomatoes
  • Rye grass cover crop

Next Week

Friday priorities: 9 am to 12 pm

  • Compost area clean up.
  • Bring wood against fence to the curb.

Cover Crop of the Week

A complicated chart describing which cover crops to plant and when for the winter.

Workday Task List

Weeding

  • Perimeter of fence (inside and outside)
  • Shed and Compost areas
  • Perimeter of communal raised beds
  • Pollinator beds outside fenced area

Cleaning and Organizing

  • Communal materials
  • Shed
  • Tools

General Maintenance

  • Pulling dead plants and crops
  • Repairing Hoses and Irrigation lines
  • Repair and maintain rain barrel
  • Repairing fence

Seasonal or As needed

  • Soil installation
  • Woodchip/mulch installation
  • Harvesting crops
  • Irrigating pollinator beds