It’s Harvest Time…..we are now picking about 1,000 pounds of organic fruits and vegetables a week!
Volunteers From Vegelife Help in the Garden Every Monday Evening.
For more information about VegLife contact:
info@veglifedesmoines.org
or go to:
http://veglifedesmoines.org
Garden volunteer hours are every M-W-F, 6:30pm until dark (weather permitting).
So How Is All the Recent Rain Affecting the Garden?
Well, since Friday, 5½ inches of rain has fallen in the garden with more rain in the forecast.
This is good for the peas, radishes and lettuce that we planted recently. Those plants should germinate and thrive especially as the weather turns cooler.
This weather is challenging for the tomatoes and melons which tend to split open when they swell from taking in too much water. So we really need volunteer help with the harvest when the sky is clear. Please come out and lend a hand!
Produce donated through August 31st, 2018
| What we grew | Pounds |
| Apples | 26 |
| Bush Beans | 314 |
| Blue berries | 90 |
| Broccolli | 29 |
| Cantaloupe | 211 |
| Corn | 60 |
| Cucumbers | 476 |
| Grapes | 16 |
| Lettuce | 70 |
| Onions | 18 |
| Peas | 60 |
| Radishes | 128 |
| Potatoes | 689 |
| Tomatoes | 2,214 |
| Water melon | 43 |
| Zucchini | 749 |
| Total Harvested | 5,193 |
| Where donated: | |
| Trinity Church, 8th & College, DSM | 2,895 |
| WDM Human Services | 2,298 |
| Total Donated | 5,193 |
Tim Goldman 515-745-9842 timothyjgoldman@gmail.com
Mark Marshall 515-988-5381 – wdmmarshall@msn.com