Dundee Community Garden News

Hello Dundee Community Gardeners,

Gardening Workshop this Saturday, 10 am: "Making Your Bed: What to Plant and When"

Our first gardening workshop is this Saturday March 20, 10 a.m. at the Sorenson Center, 48th & Cass Streets.

Dundee Community Gardener Vince Huebert will be giving tips for starting out the season, including how to prepare the soil in your plot, what to plant early, what to plant later, block gardening, starting from seed vs. transplants, etc. Workshop is free and open to Dundee Community Gardeners and friends of the garden!

Coffee provided by Blue Line; pastries provided by Bread Oven. Please bring your own re-usable mug!

Introduction to Gardening Workshops: we're planning a series of free gardening basics workshops for our members and friends. This comes from the feedback we got from our members at our end-of-year survey last year. We'll be holding the workshops on a monthly basis on Saturday mornings at the A.V.Sorenson Community Center, 48th and Cass Streets, or at the garden. Workshops leaders will include garden members Vince Huebert and Rebecca Reagan. Workshops will last one hour, giving you time to tend to your garden plot either before or after the workshop.

Saturday March 20, 10 a.m. "Making Your Bed: What to Plant and When" at A.V.Sorenson

Saturday April 10, 10 a.m. "Growing Tomatoes" at A.V.Sorenson

Saturday May15, 10 a.m. "Heirloom Plants and Open Pollination" at the Dundee Community Garden. (rain location A.V.Sorenson)

Spring Groundbreaking and Clean-Up Day: (Tentative) Saturday April 10, 11 a.m. After the "Growing Tomatoes" workshop, we'll head over for some clean-up and hopefully we can start digging!

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See below for other garden-related events in the community that might interest you:

1. Slow Food Omaha presents The Real Food Connection Sunday March 21, 1-4 p.m.

Douglas County Extension, 8015 West Center Road

For more info, go to http://omaha.net/articles/real-food-connection

2. Starting a Vegetable Garden Workshop, Monday March 29, 6:30 p.m.

Douglas County Extension Office, 8015 West Center Road

Description: This class is for people with no experience growing vegetables. It will provide the basics on planning, planting, and care through harvest. Included will be hints on how to conserve water while caring for your garden, and what vegetables to grow. Promote sustainability through recycling by using compost and newspapers in the garden. Good gardening practices will minimize use of insecticides, fungicides and fertilizers.

Registration deadline: March 25; Cost: $15

Registration flyer available at http://douglas-sarpy.unl.edu/pdf/2010_veg_class.pdf

For more information please contact Mary Anna Anderson at: manderson7@unl.edu or 402-444-7804.

3. Green Garden Workshops (rain gardens)

The City of Omaha, with funds provided by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, is sponsoring three Green Garden Workshops in March 2010 to provide information to residents about rain gardens. If you are interested in a brief presentation on the upcoming workshops at your next club/group/association meeting, please email greengardens@lovgren.com with your request or call Nancy at (402.397.7158).

Workshop dates:
Saturday, March 20 from 9AM to Noon at MCC, Fort Omaha Campus Bldg. 7 (30th & Fort Sts.)

Thursday, March 25 from 6:30 to 9:30PM at MCC, Fort Omaha Campus Bldg. 7 (30th & Fort Sts.)

Saturday, March 27 from 9AM to noon at Douglas County Extension Office (8015 West Center Rd.)

Description: The workshops are designed to educate area residents about the benefits of sustainable garden design and specific plants you can grow which will enhance your landscaping. The workshops are presented by the City of Omaha and feature the expertise of horticulturist Steve Rodie, Ted Hartsig, a soil scientist with Olsson Associates and sustainable landscape designer Andy Szatko.

Register: greengardens@lovgren.com or (402.397.7158)

4. New Community Gardens:

For those of you on our waiting list, here is some information on some new community gardens in the area:

1. The Earth Shelter Community Garden, at 65th and Ames, has plots for rent. For more information, or contact Becky Weitzel at beckyw@getabovethebar.com, or 344-0610, or 321-7003 (cell).

2. City Sprouts is starting a second community garden on Decatur Street west of 40th. Contact Jeannie Dickes at 558-9031, or jeaninedickes@gmail.com

3. Gifford Park Community Garden has a very short wait-list for people who would like a plot. If you are interested contact Membership Chair Mike Caban (Caban3321@cox.net)