1 week till spring: The gardening mood is sprouting up all over

On this rainy night – think of how great the rain is for all those West Seattle gardens-in-waiting, with the official start of spring just a week away. We have several garden-related notes to share:

P-PATCH VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: An update from Aaron Hernandez, who’s helping coordinate the creation of a new P-Patch on a plot provided by West Seattle Christian Church in The Junction:

We’ve finally got a name, Friends of West Seattle Genesee P-Patch. We’re shooting to meet the April 6 grant deadline, and I am still in search of potential volunteers. I am also interested in hearing from any local businesses able and willing to contribute to our project. The items we need vary, so if anyone is interested they should contact me. I’d also like to encourage businesses and other organizations to consider volunteering as teams, as it is a great way not only to contribute to our community, but also build and strengthen employee teams and relationships. My e-mail is wscc.grounds@hotmail.com.

LONGFELLOW CREEK GARDEN: We followed the development of this organic garden/mini-farm last year, and its volunteers are getting ready for a new growing season:

Another organizing meeting is planned tonight (Sunday) not far from the garden site in Delridge. If you’re interested in being part of it, send a note to longfellowcreekgarden@earthlink.net — you can also become a “friend” of Longfellow Creek Garden on Facebookstart here.

ARBOR HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY PLANT SALE: Orders are being taken now for plants that’ll be delivered in early May. All the info you need starts here. (And if anyone else has a fundraising plant sale under way, let us know – all our contact info is here.)

7 Replies to "1 week till spring: The gardening mood is sprouting up all over"

  • Scott c March 15, 2009 (6:14 am)

    It may be a week until Spring, but its snowing outside right now at 6AM on the top of the hill.

  • snow March 15, 2009 (6:37 am)

    1 week til Spring and it’s snowing outside in West Seattle right now. Gotta love it.

  • Kevin March 15, 2009 (6:41 am)

    03/15 – 06:30 One week to Spring and snowing in Arbor Heights near 100th and 42nd SW. A rain snow mix with just enough snow to whiten the lawn.

  • flyintheointment March 15, 2009 (7:31 am)

    Another “Friends of…” No surprise there.

  • JH March 15, 2009 (7:49 am)

    Snowing huge flakes near Schmitz Park and sticking! What the **** is going on?

    Fly, apparently you’re not a FB user! It’s the way of the world now!

  • KSJ March 15, 2009 (9:15 am)

    Thanks to Aaron and other volunteers, great work! If anyone is interested in helping, I know they need it, and if I’m not mistaken they will harvest the food for local food banks.

  • Aaron March 15, 2009 (3:23 pm)

    Hi KSJ. Thanks for the encouraging words. I’d like just let everyone know that this will be an actual p-patch garden managed by the city. So, these plots will be assigned to individuals who have been on a waiting list for quite sometime. However, I do have another private garden (run by volunteers) that produced 500 lbs of produce for the food bank last year, but it should not be confused with the new p-patch.

    Aaron

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