Gear up for the Annual Plant Sale, Planting the Sign Garden, Newly Posted Weeding Schedule

Two potting parties on consecutive Thursdays have yielded a great collection of plants for our Annual Plant Sale! Thanks to everyone who helped out, and thanks to everyone who brought treats and beverages! As usual, we had a great time and got lots of work done!! (Sorry, I forgot to take pictures of the second party but here is a picture from the first!)

Kris, Georgianne, Sandy and Mary C. 

Others who potted were Ruth, Sue, Pam, Rhonda and Charlene. Did I miss anyone?

We will definitely need more plants so pot plants up at home if you have them. If you need potting soil, Kris still has some left at her house, give her a call.

We have done well with veggies and annuals so if you have any extras from seeds you started in the spring, we would love to have them!

The plant sale will be held on June 3 as part of Big Gust Days festivities. We will again be in the parking lot of TDawg's. Here are the particulars:

• Friday June 2 around 4:00 Kris will bring the hay wagon and leave it behind TDawgs. Deliver plants to the wagon. She will also need help transporting plants from her house to TDawgs on Friday and Saturday. Let her know if you can help with that.
• Hang on to any flat boxes you have for the sale. They are great for our customers to fill up and transport their purchases home! We go through lots so bring what you can.
• Sale setup is at 6:00 am at TDawgs on Sat June 3. We will be setting up canopies, tables and arranging and price plants. We will need lots of help so please let Kris know if you will be available for setup. The big plus about helping with setup, you get first pick of plants!! 
• We will need help throughout the sale answering customer's questions, getting them checked out and helping them carry their purchases to their vehicles.  In between helping customers you can shop for yourself!! 
• We will need help with clean up after the sale. Noon to 1:00 (usually done by 12:30 or so). Plants go on half-price sale at 11:00 AM so come for cleanup and take advantage of sale prices!!
• The plant sale is our only fundraiser. We depend on this income throughout the year so let Kris know what shifts you can take and what additional plants you will be bringing. 

The plant sale is a lot of fun!! But if you can't volunteer, be sure to at least stop by and do some shopping!! Our members are some of our best customers!! 

Planting the sign garden will take place on Thursday June 1 at 5:30 or whenever you can get there. We will have lots of beautiful annuals to plant and we will have burgers (or whatever) at Dreamers afterward on the club. (You must buy your own beer though 😏). So come and get dirty and have a burger!!

Keeping the community gardens weeded throughout the year is a big chore but if we all pitch in it is a breeze. The weeding schedule is posted on the blog under Weeding on the menu bar so have a look at your assigned week. If you have an issue, try to trade with someone or contact Kris.