Please wear a mask to registration. Registration for the upcoming garden year will be held on Monday, February 21, at 6:00 p.m. in the Winterville Depot. There will be printed copies of the application and guidelines available there, or you may print it out from...
Suggestions for Saturday Potluck
Because we'll be at the garden, it might be a good idea to bring a chair to sit in. You might want to bring a bottle of water. I'm bringing both hot and cold coffee, but if you want something else, you could bring that. We'll provide napkins, paper plates, and...
Breakfast Potluck June 26th
Hi gardeners, Our friend Bill Turner is moving to Winder, so we're having a breakfast potluck to say thanks for his great work on the garden committee as the treasurer and Food Bank coordinator. We will bid him farewell and best wishes! There's a sign-up sheet for...
Squash Bug Alert
Hi gardeners, The squash bugs are out and laying eggs. If you've planted cucurbits (squash, cucumbers, melons), please frequently check the undersides of your plants for eggs. Duct tape is a good method of removing the clumps. If you can't make it to the garden every...
Community Garden Work Day – May 29th
Hi Gardeners! There will be a group work session at the garden on Saturday, May 29, starting at 8:00 to avoid the heat. Tasks include adding pavers to make paths through the Pollinator Garden and tidying up the tool shed. Feel free to join later if you can't get...
Community Garden Steering Committee Meeting
Hi gardeners! The community garden steering committee will meet in the Pittard Park pavilion at 6:00 on Monday, May 17. The tentative agenda is pasted below. We are looking for more committee members. If you think you'd be interested in joining, please let us...
Garden Faucet Is Working!
Good afternoon gardeners! It appears that some of you have had problems with the garden faucet by the entrance gate. This did, in fact, stop working. Bob has now done a "farmer's repair" on it and it should go on working until the harvest is in! Eventually, it will...
Opportunity to help school with their garden
From assistant principal Melanie James: Winterville Elementary School will work in our school gardens this Saturday from 8:30 until noon. If anyone is interested in helping us weed our gardens to prepare for our summer school program, we would love the help. We are...
Work Day Saturday 3/27/21
Hi Gardeners! We're planning a group work session this Saturday (weather permitting), beginning at 9:00 a.m. Until more people are fully vaccinated, we're recommending that folks wear masks if working in close proximity. There's not too much to do in common areas...
New Gardener Orientation
Since we are not able to hold an in-person group orientation, here is some useful info for new gardeners – and probably some good reminders for everyone! You should know that the gardens are never locked and you may garden at whatever hour of the day or night you...