[Garden] asparagus, shovels

[J. Rochon]

Ian,
         I agree, we can meet any night we like. Wednesday's happen to 
work for me, but people can meet when they like. I suggest that new 
people make an initial effort to show up on days when more experienced 
members show up, at least for the first while. As for the returning 
members, please make an effort to greet new members. Last year we got 
the impression that new people where not being given any guidance.

Great list, but I expect that we should not be pruning the trees. Does 
anyone know,  how to prune a gooseberry bush?

There are non-toxic wasp drowning traps that can be fond in the garden 
centre. I keep looking for them. The wasps seem to have seen through my 
paper bag ruse.
>
> Here is a shortenned form of a task list for the next few weeks. These
> items can all be done by anyone at any time, even if you decide to pop
> by during lunch or coffee breaks :)
>
> - Turn over beds. Get the weeds growing so we can pull the first round
> prior to planting
> - Clean our the stuff from under the rows of trees. Both sides of the
> garden have old dead growth that should be cleaned up, old pallets that
> we can probably throw out, etc...
> - Remove and/or fix all fencing. Most of it is falling over or in a
> state that rodents can easily crawl under
> - Plan where to put seedlings / direct seeded vegetables
> - At the least, minimize the size of the paths. or, remove them
> completely (I am an advocate of one path through the middle only)
> - prune trees 
> - prune gooseberry bushes
> - Decide where to plant pole beans and such and create latticework that
> will not fall over half way through season :)
> - Create good permanent markers for beds. Something that won't wear off
> with the weather to label what is planted in each bed.
> - Decide if the strawberries have encroached too much on the herb bed,
> thin / move them as needed
> - I think the shed is clean and organized, but that might be a task.
> Someone had a great idea about how to organize the gloves
> - Deal with wasps in shed
> - clean all tools, hoses. Take home and wash gloves that need washing
> - Decide what to do with the bags of fertilizery type stuff in the shed
> - Make a sign for the compost bin showing which bin to put fresh
> compostables in
> - Perhaps touch up the paint on the garden sign. Another one at the
> other end of the garden might be nice
> - Shortly we should have compost I think, so lots of hauling will ensue
>
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