RCG February 2021 Newsletter

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What’s HAPPENIN’

  • The Ridgecrest Community Garden is open for volunteers. We would love for you to come and visit the garden. You can help water plants, help start seedlings, build raised beds, work with compost, or just come say hi. Somebody is usually at the garden from 9am-11am on Mondays through Saturdays.

  • Thanks to a very generous donor, we were able to raise an additional $1000 to help support our growth and development.

  • January was a very productive month! New beds have been constructed with more to be completed soon.

  • The Ridgecrest community garden gave away fresh produce to local families on several occasions. This was made possible by generous gardeners sharing their bounty with our community as well as some produce grown in our very own community garden! If you have extra produce you’d like to donate please contact us on our Facebook page.

 What’s new for February

  • February has been a very busy month preparing for the spring season. We are almost complete with building new raised beds, starting new seedlings, and filling in-between the raised beds with mulch. We have had a tremendous amount of help from volunteers and great support from the community with resources.

  • Punxsutawney Phil might have predicted 6 more weeks of winter but here in the high desert it’s time to prepare for spring planting. This could mean preparing your beds, planting cool weather crops, or starting seeds in a green house or tray. Please look for spring gardening tips on our Facebook page!

  • We will not be hosting any planned events for the month of February but we are getting ready for our first spring planting event on March 6th from 10 AM until Noon. Please stop by and help us continue to grow!

Subscription Program

Price: $80 Per Year

o    Payment or partial payments must be paid by March 1

o    Orientation will be on March 6 at 9:30am

o    RCG will be sponsoring 3 beds for those who need financial help

 

Your Subscription Will Include

o    One 3x6 raised bed

o    Organic soil and compost

o    Access to hundreds of seeds

o    Access to starter plants

o    Access to greenhouse (for winterizing and starting seeds)

o    Introduction to Organic Gardening E-book

o    A great team of gardeners and support from RCG team

 

·         Please reach out to the RCG team if you are interested in renting a raised bed.

·         Please reach out to the RCG team if you want to nominate someone who would benefit from a raised bed. We would love to hear their story and why we should sponsor their raised bed.

·         If you would like to pay it forward (pay for someone’s rental bed), please reach out to the RCG team.

Email us at communitygarden.ridgecrest@gmail.com

 Make a contribution

  • If you are looking to donate other items, here are a few items we are looking for:

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 Winter Gardening tips

  • Top 10 Vegetables and Herbs that do well in the winter months:

  • Since we already had our 1st frost, perennial herbs are great to sow right now.

Top 10 Vegetables

  • Arugula

  • Peas

  • Beets

  • Broccoli

  • Brussel Sprouts

  • Carrots

  • Cauliflower

  • Garlic

  • Kale & Swiss Chard

  • Spinach

  • Cabbage

  • Onions

Top 10 Herbs

  • Cilantro

  • Hyssop

  • Parsley

  • Mint

  • Lemon Balm

  • Rosemary

  • Sage

  • Thyme

  • Oregano

  • Marjorie

Here are some winter gardening tips from our team!

  • Skip regular watering, DO add mulch, DO container garden, DO start your spring seedlings, and DO add compost

  • DO test your soil.

  • DO sheltering or covering your plants, especially at night when the temperature drops.

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