Spring Thaw Gardener Mini Profiles

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At last weekend’s Spring Thaw event I chatted with lots of new community gardeners there to meet their garden leaders and pick out some free seed packets.

gardeners DablerHere’s a little peek at a few of the faces of community gardening in CoMo.

Leanna & Ryan Dabler have gardened before, but only in the lovely weather of California, so Missouri gardening could pose new challenges. They have herbs ready to transplant into their garden plot at Circus-Lyons and they’re also looking forward to growing beans, tomatoes, marigolds, cucumbers and a small variety of pumpkin, which Ryan is excited to cook into a delicious soup. Continue reading →

Garden Plot Availability

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Two gardens with great central locations are not yet full and are having their first meetings this weekend, which makes it a great time to get started at Circus-Lyons garden (workdays this weekend and next) or at the Claudell garden (workday Sunday, 1-3 p.m.).

Both the garden at the Health Department and the Ash St. garden also have some plots still available.

In the north central part of Columbia, Benton-Stephens, Ninth St. and St. Joseph gardens are all full. A waiting list is established at Benton and will soon be started at the other two.

The leaders of St. Joseph garden are looking for some small groups of gardeners to work a new garden nearby on St. James Street. Contact Adam to talk about this opportunity.

Garden Notes

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Columbia’s community gardens are getting organized for the season.

  • If you are gardening at Broadway Christian Church garden, plan to attend the meeting March 18 at 2 p.m. at the church to discuss this year’s garden and meet fellow gardeners.
  • If you plan to garden at Ninth St. garden, note that this garden is currently full and starting a waiting list. Be sure contact leader Leslie Schneider if you will not end up using your plot.
  • The CGC is welcoming at least two new gardens as members of our group this spring. We’re happy to be helping along new gardens for youth at Ridgeway Elementary and the Islamic School of Columbia.

If you have any updates about your garden, please send them to jenny@comogardens.org for sharing.

Spring Thaw Kick-Off

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Lily ChanSaturday, March 10, 2-4 pm
ARC (Activities & Recreation Center), 1701 W. Ash Street

The Spring Thaw is our annual community gardening kick-off event. If you’re thinking of gardening this year, are interested in starting a community garden, or are already active in a community garden, don’t miss this annual organizing meeting.

You can sign up or confirm a plot to grow your own vegetables and flowers and meet garden leaders and fellow gardeners. You can also learn about how to start a community garden. Newcomers are welcome.

Seed for Thought

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If you’re anything like me, this warm weather and sunshine has got you
thinking about the coming garden season! While tomatoes and peppers might seem like a long way off, February is the time to start ordering your seeds and getting cold season seedlings started indoors.

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Winter Farmers Market

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Update: They also have a beautiful new website today!

This winter while your own garden is cold and unproductive, don’t forget that you can still get locally grown vegetables, cheese from nearby goats and meat from area farmers at the Columbia indoor farmer’s market, every Saturday morning at Parkade Plaza, 9 a.m. to noon.