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Caroline Abbott
Oct 28, 20241 min read
Leaves are falling
In a week or so, we will be raking the leaves up and onto the garden plots. So, now it is time to take down your fences and posts and any...
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Caroline Abbott
Oct 8, 20242 min read
Frost on the way
The weather forecast for the next two nights is potentially cold enough for frost. Due to this, if you have peppers, tomatoes or tender...
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Caroline Abbott
Sep 18, 20241 min read
Our New Shed!
We have a new shed for the community garden! Please don't put anything in it yet. On Friday we will work on it to make some shelves,...
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Caroline Abbott
Sep 11, 20242 min read
Fall cleanup information
Unbelievably we are approaching the end of the garden season for this year. I have some very important information to share, so please...
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Caroline Abbott
Jul 2, 20242 min read
Gardens are looking good!
The weather this season is really cooperating for our gardens to grow. I noticed we have already begun to harvest! Along with harvest...
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Caroline Abbott
May 14, 20241 min read
Plants and potatoes available
I have seed potatoes available for anyone who would like them. Also - this is the time of year I make transplants available to anyone who...
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Caroline Abbott
May 3, 20242 min read
Why you need to fence...
Yes, these are baby bunnies! Aren't they cute? Do you know where this nest is? It is in the "community" raised bed, the one closest to...
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Caroline Abbott
Apr 24, 20242 min read
Time to Till
Although today is cold and not the kind of weather I want for planting, we are making the plans for tilling the garden on Friday, April...
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Caroline Abbott
Apr 15, 20242 min read
Getting Ready to Garden!
I know many of you are anxious to get going out in the garden. We are waiting on manure to be spread, then we will rototill. After that,...
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Caroline Abbott
Feb 19, 20242 min read
Spring 2024 information
Although it is still winter, we can dream of spring, right? This is a good time to think about whether or not you want a plot. There are...
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Caroline Abbott
Oct 18, 20232 min read
End of Season cleanup information
I hope it was a successful and enjoyable gardening season for everyone this year. Now as the days get shorter and colder, it is time to...
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Caroline Abbott
Aug 25, 20231 min read
Canning Class!
We will be having a canning class - water bath canning tomatoes - on Saturday Sept. 9, 2023 at 1 pm at the First Baptist Church of...
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Caroline Abbott
Aug 15, 20232 min read
Summer Updates at the garden
TOPS bed #1 now Tops bed #2 now As you can see, the addition of nitrogen, in the form of whey, on about a weekly basis has had a dramatic...
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Caroline Abbott
Jul 4, 20232 min read
A Tale of Two Beds...
This is the TOPS raised garden bed by the sidewalk. We will call this TOPS bed #1. This is the second raised bed managed by TOPS, right...
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Caroline Abbott
Jun 29, 20231 min read
Free Seeds!!!
Home Depot in Plainwell donated all their leftover seeds - which are fresh for this year - to the Otsego Public Library. They are all...
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Caroline Abbott
Jun 16, 20232 min read
Plots are looking great!
Sorry, I didn't get a current picture up yet, but the plots are looking really good! I just wanted to share some timely information:...
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Caroline Abbott
Apr 25, 20231 min read
Spring 2023 information
We are ready to begin assigning plots to the garden for this season. We will have everything ready by the middle of the first week of...
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Caroline Abbott
Jan 13, 20232 min read
New Plans for Spring 2023
This spring I am planning to add four raised beds to the garden. Each bed will be four feet wide and eight feet long. They will each be...
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Caroline Abbott
Nov 4, 20222 min read
Transformed!!!
Here is the flower bed in the community garden at the end of the summer season 2022. Starting in September 2022, a group of Otsego High...
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Caroline Abbott
May 17, 20222 min read
Spring garden updates
For everyone's information, here are a few things to know as the season gets going: I organized the shed, so you should be able to find...
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