Pumpkin Patch Garden update

The summer crops are going strong! Here are some photos of your hard work growing!

Summer Seed Challenge - Update!

Hi TEENs,

How are your seeds doing?

TEEN Kaela wrote, "My pumpkin plants (Big Max) are doing fine. Both seeds sprouted in the same pot, and both are about 9 inches wide/ 5-6 inches tall. I transplanted them on Monday because they stopped growing for a while."

Great job Kaela!

Free Admission Days!

Join us at the Garden on the 2nd Tuesday of every month for free admission into the Garden after 1pm.

The next free day is June 14th, Flag Day!

TEEN Flashlight Tour Training

Thank you to all the TEENs that attended the Flashlight Tour Training! I hope you had as much fun as I did seeing you untangle yourselves from the knotted rope!

Don't forget to contact Pam for upcoming Flashlight Tour shifts!

May TEEN Meeting

Thank you to all the TEENs that attended the TEEN Meeting & Gardening shifts on Saturday. The gardeners transplanted squash, melons, cucumbers, peppers, and herbs at the Pumpkin Patch Garden. They also fortified the existing fencing with additional bird netting.

Ready, set, grow!

Summer Seed Challenge!

TEENs - enter this challenge and you could win a $40 gift card to the place of your choice.

The challenge is for TEENs to successfully germinate and grow pumpkin, squash, gourd or melon seeds. The young plants will be transplanted into the Pumpkin Patch or TEEN Garden later in the summer. So here's where part of the challenge comes in... TEENs must tend to their seed or plant twice a week, measuring the amount of water they use, the location the plant is kept, and its size. These recorded observations will be used to assist TEENs in determining the best gardening practices for future planting seasons.

To enter, contact Jeni for supplies including the entry and data sheet, seeds, soil, and a container.

Remember, Jeni will be available throughout the challenge to "plant sit," answer questions or clarify rules.

Good Luck!

National Public Gardens Day 2011!

Bust out your sun hats, water bottles and sneakers and visit the Garden!

Today is National Public Gardens Day and admission is free to the Garden

and the Spring Butterfly Exhibit.

National Public Gardens Day

If you can't join us today, there is free admission to the Garden

every second Tuesday of the month after 1pm.

Gardening this Saturday!

TEENs, join us on Saturday before the TEEN Meeting to tend the Pumpkin Patch Garden. The beds need additional bird netting, new transplants and seeds so there is plenty of work to be done! Contact Jeni to sign up.

It looks like a watermelon plant that Ernesto transplanted is doing well!