THIS WEEK IN THE GARDEN:

THIS WEEK IN THE GARDEN: 

Our long-term volunteer, Amy, did excellent work emptying and turning compost at one our the Small Group Gardening Sessions this week! Amy also watered the woodland area and newly planted areas - thanks Amy for your hard work and always friendly smile :) 

Harvest included: zucchini, 3 cucumbers, bush beans, turnips, White Rose potatoes from Helmer’s Potatoes, arugula, onions and scallions. 

Interested in volunteering? Sign up here!

Fall/Winter Planting

At the “Planting for Fall/Winter Harvests” workshop Selina, Master Gardener, explained which vegetables are suitable to grow in cooler temperatures.

The Fall/Winter plot at RPCG was planted with lettuce, mache, cilantro, mizuna, raddichio, radishes, gai lan, komatsuna, spinach, beets, & turnips, to name a few.

View West Coast Seeds Fall Winter Planting Guide and scroll for a photo of another Fall/Winter Growing Guide by Linda Gilkeson.

Curious what you should be planting these days? Let us know your questions and our Master Gardeners can answer them!

RPCG Tours

Last week Selina, Master Gardener, gave 2 tours of RPCG, one with Master Gardeners, the other with David Suzuki Foundation Butterfly Rangers (both included physical distancing!).

We have seen 3 varieties of butterflies in the garden this year - Cabbage White Butterfly, Painted Lady & Western Swallowtail.

Vertical Garden Update

UPDATE ON OUR NEW VERTICAL GARDEN! 

The wire frame is now up with tomatoes, cucumbers, nasturtiums and lettuce planted. 

The garden sections are completely moveable/removable. 

Thank you to our wonderful volunteers and the Neighbourhood Matching Fund grant for making this happen.