As the Garden Grows

Banana peels are loaded with nutrients, such as potassium, phosphorus, and calcium, and when used as a fertilizer, help improve overall plant strength, stronger stems, stronger root development, and more robust fruits. Making banana peel tea is an effective way of delivering those needed nutrients to your plants.   To make banana peel tea: Step 1: Save your banana peels After you eat a banana, put the peel into a large pitcher or jar and cover two thirds of the peels with water. To help the peels break down faster, try cutting them up into one inch squares before adding to the jar. Keep adding peels until you run out of space. Remember to cover the jar to prevent odors and mold.   Step 2: Brew the banana peel tea Once the jar is full of banana peels, put it in a cool, dark place and allow the banana peel tea to steep for two to three weeks. You’ll know the tea is made when the peels have turned black and the water has darkened. You may notice a slight odor while ...

It’s official! Due to increased demand for garden spaces, we will be expanding the garden for the 2025 season with the addition of a second field. The new field will be directly west of the existing field and will offer features identical to the first one: 1000 sq ft plots (20’ x 50’) Drive right up to your plot Water totes available to rent Rototilling available upon request Chicken manure available to purchase Feel free to contact us anytime for more information.

As our garden season comes to a close for another summer, we will be preparing the garden for winter. This will include us picking up and removing all the rental water totes for winter storage. Please remove any personal equipment you have affixed to them like water spouts and garden hoses. We will begin removal starting on Tuesday, October 1, 2024.

To whomever is bringing their branches from home and dumping them in our compost pile… STOP IT! First of all, this compost pile is for the organic material produced in THIS community garden. It is not for your compost from home. Take those items to your local ECO station or compost them in YOUR yard! Second of all, although branches are organic, they will take forever to decompose when not mulched into smaller pieces

  We are looking for two labourers to work on the farm. The work is full time from Monday to Friday until the end of the summer, with the possibility of turning into a permanent position for the right person. The job is open to males and females legally permitted to work in Canada. Contact us for more info.

STOP putting garbage in the compost! Only organic material that will decompose naturally is to go into the compost bin and compost pile. This means leaves, grass, plant matter, vegetable scraps, etc. Plastic bags, plant trays, rubber gloves, yogurt containers, Ziplock bags, and plastic plant markers are all GARBAGE! Put GARBAGE in the GARBAGE cans provided, not into the compost!

I have the sad duty to report that we have had our first known theft in the garden. Someone stole two IBC water totes from the storage pile next to the fence, along with two 2” ball valves from two other totes. The thefts have been reported to the police. While we make every effort to keep the garden secure and safe for all concerned, the lesson to learn from this is not to leave anything behind in the garden that you are not prepared to live without.