BUMCCG

 Bearden UMC Community Garden - Trellis fencing 4/28/26. Today, Mike and I were able to obtain fencing panels and posts at Rural King and take to the community garden.  My next project is to put up the fencing as trellises for our tomatoes, peppers, squashes, cucumbers, etc. Concord UMC Community Garden uses this type of fencing as trellises. Below is a picture of their trellises.  I have a post slide driver to drive in the poles. I want help for about an hour on Saturday morning to set up our trellises. The cool weather should blows through on Saturday night then we can plant our summer veggies that need trellises.  Thanks, Leigh

 Bearden UMC Community Garden - Planting seedlings 4/23/26.  One of the big benefit to volunteering at the UT Kitchen gardens is they give use lots of extra seedlings.  During our Thursday workday, Dan and I planted the UT seedings of cauliflower, kale, cabbage, marigolds, calendula, petunias, and tomato.  Our collections of seedling before we planted them today.  Planted a six pack of Cauliflower seedlings in bed #6.  Planted a six pack of Cabbage seedings in bed #2. Planted a six pack of Kale seedling in bed #9. Repotted a tomato seeding into a bigger pot.  We planted the marigold seedlings amoung the sprouted potatoes in bed #1. We planted the white petunias seedings at the front of the potatoes and beans in beds #10 and 11.  We also watered and weeded and added coffee grounds and leaves to the compost bins.  I appreciated Dan's help today. I plan to purchase livestock fencing panels and metal poles to use a trellis similar to what Co...

 Bearden UMC Community Garden - Seedlings 4/21/26 Today, we had some green bean seedling start to appear in bed #10.   We watered bed #10, 11, 1, and 2 to make sure the rest of the seedling come up. We moved the tomato and pepper plant out by bed #3, where we hope to plant them soon. The onion and carrot seedings in bed #4 are doing well.  Worked on another layer of compost in our bins.  The potatoes in bed #1 are looking great.  Thanks, Leigh

 Bearden UMC Community Garden - Water, Weed, Plant Flowers, Compost, etc 4/18/26.  We had beautiful weather for our Saturday morning garden party with my garden friends, Dan, Taylor, Dennis, and Susan. We watered the beds, weeded the paths, planted some flowers, and worked on building up our compost.  The potates bed is looking great We cut up some vegetables from the red garage can.  We got the shredder running and shredded a bunch of leaves and sticks for the compost pile. Making progress on shredding the big pile of leave.  The leaves make a nice carbon layer. Each layer of carbon and greens (or food scraps) need to be watered when setting up your compost pile.  I was able to put in several layers.  We moved the tomatoes and pepper under the shelter because the temperature would drop into the 40's on Saturday night. I appreciated my helpers and God for making our plants grow.  Thanks, Leigh

 Bearden UMC Community Garden - Plant more potatoes 4/15/26.  I planted potatoes in the bed #10 & #11 where I planted Jade Green Beans (good companion plant).  Bed#11 two rows of potatoes with two rows of green beans. Bed #10 one row of potatoes with three rows of green beans. After I planted the potatoes, I watered the beds.  The potatoes that I planted in bed #1 about two weeks ago are putting up leaves and looking good.  The garden is growing.  I look forward to regular workdays with my garden friends (1st&3rd Sat 9am-noon, Tues 4:30pm-7pm, and Thursdays 9am-noon). Let me know if you want to added to the email list of garden friends.  Thanks, Leigh (garden@beardenumc.org)

 Bearden UMC Community Garden - Tomatoes and Carrots 4/14/26. Today, I harvest carrots to give to a family in need. The carrots were a strange shape but still tasty.  I purchase a variety of tomato plants. The weather will still turn cold in the next week, so we will delay planting them in the ground.  I trimmed the bottom leaves and planted the tomatoes in pots that were left over from the Christmas poinsettia.  I have the tomatoes in pot ready to plant in a couple of weeks after the low of 38 degrees. I can move the pot to shelter when needed.  My potatoes are coming up and looking great.  I look forward to regular work days for my garden friends. Contact me at garden@beardenumc.org if you want to help.  Thanks, Leigh