While the plant experts at the Grapevine Gardening Club concede that money doesn’t grow on trees, club members proved they know how to raise more than fruits and vegetables. Their Community Garden collection has taken place every year for the last 29 years! Proceeds nourish hundreds of families this year by supporting our garden initative and continuing GRACE programs.

Saturday, January 19th, we would be delighted to have your help out at the GRACE Community Garden.  We will begin primping and prepping at noon.  You may click here to sign-up!

Manure and Till Major Prep Day.  Final harvest of garlic, cabbage. Spread manure, blood meal and bone meal on all beds, work into beds. Fruit trees: prune dead or crossing branches, spray more dormant oil if needed. Repair damaged planter boxes.  Stake leaning tree. 12:00 noon till done.

 


The mission of the GRACE Community Garden is to cultivate a healthy community by building collaborations and providing organically grown produce to those in need.

Garden workdays are rewarding, feasible opportunities to help local families in a tangible way. Having access to fresh fruits and vegetables is a game changer for families, for whom fruits are a rare luxury and nutrition is key.

The GRACE Community Garden provides an average of 1,800 pounds of fresh, organic produce each year to nourish families in need. Be a part of what the Community Garden is yielding for families in need by joining us.

Most of the organically grown produce from the garden is donated to the GRACE Pantry.  If you would like to be on our garden e-mail list, please e-mail Alison Shumaker.

For volunteer opportunities or information on adopting a raised garden plot, please email Volunteer@GRACEGrapevine.org.

2019 Planting/Tending Schedule

Saturday, January 19 Manure and Till, MAJOR PREP DATE.  Final harvest of garlic, cabbage. Spread manure, blood meal and bone meal on all beds, work into beds. Fruit trees: prune dead or crossing branches, spray more dormant oil if needed. Repair damaged planter boxes.  Stake leaning tree. 12:00 noon till done.

Saturday, February 2 Early Spring Planting, MAJOR PLANT DATE.  Plant carrots, garlic, onion sets, potato sets, cabbage (plants), cilantro, parsley. 12:00 noon till done.

Saturday, March 16 Mid Spring Planting, MAJOR PLANT DATE.  Plant squash, melons, tomatoes and peppers (transplants) and interplant borage, garlic, marigolds and nasturtiums to ward off pests. Fruit trees: use fertilizer sticks.  Cage tomatoes and peppers as soon as planted. Weed and mulch crops planted on 2-3  Mulch walkways. 9:00 am til done.

Saturday, April 6 Spring Tending and Planting. Plant cucumbers, and replant where needed.  Weed and mulch generally, and around our newly established tomatoes, squashes and peppers, as well as replenish mulch in our walkways. Seed marigolds where missing. 9:00 am till done.

Saturday, May 11 Late Spring Planting and Tending.  Plant sweet potatoes, tomatillos, Weed and mulch as needed. Turn compost piles to aerate, water them. 9:00 am til done.

Saturday, June 2 Early Summer Planting,.  Plant tomatillos, succession tomatoes, cage them, plant succession watermelon, cucumber and cantaloupe. Turn compost piles to aerate, water the piles, add leaves.  Weed and mulch generally. 8:00 am till done.

Saturday, July 20 Tomato Pruning, . Gather tomato fruits.  Prune back vines planted on 3-16 to promote second growth of new stems and blossoms for fall production. Weed and mulch generally. 8:00 am till done.

Saturday, August 17 Last Summer Tending.   Plant winter squash. Weed and mulch generally; turn compost piles, water them. 8:00 am till done.

Saturday, September 7 Early Fall Tending. Remove spent crops, apply manure and/or finished compost. Replant where needed. Weed and mulch generally. 8:00 am till done.

Saturday, October 5 Late Fall Planting.  Plant cabbage transplants. Turn compost bins, add leaves.  Weed and mulch generally. 9:00 am ‘til done.

December: Bring bags of leaves to use as compost and mulch. Place along fence line.

 

Every Week, Gathering, TendingThursdays, some Saturdays. Gather ripe produce, do spot weeding. Also, spent produce, leaves and other organic materials must be added to compost piles. Turn compost piles to aerate and water the piles. Spot water crops if needed. Schedule with Becca Clarke, 817-454-0731.

 

Ongoing Community Garden Needs:

  • Volunteer on scheduled work days – garden clean up/planting
  • Monetary donations (see below for information)
  • Donation of seeds and plants for planting days

Make a monetary donation. Please mention GRACE garden in memo.

garden.JPGGarden Club representatives present: Dinah Chancellor, Ella Barber, Candace Kyler and Robin Pond