Hot! Hot! Hot!!!
Boy howdy is it HOT outside!!! How are your plants coping with these extreme temperatures? Do you have any tips that you use to help your plants get through these hot months? Share them with us! Extra water is needed, make sure not to water the leaves as this can scorch the plant. Temperatures will remain extreme for a couple of months still. But don’t be discouraged gardeners! Another growing season is JUST around the corner. In fact you should be starting to plan your fall gardens now in the summer heat. You can even start planting as early as August! What can you plant? Lots of delicious greens, beans, winter squash, cabbage, onions, garlic, and the list goes on really as fall is the best growing period here in the desert.
What’s happening?!
We reached our goal of raising 10k to start building our herbal zen garden. We have already paid to get water installed on the residential property that was donated to Holistic Divine Innovation for the work we do with building the Ridgecrest Community Garden. We will have our work cut out for us because as it stands it’s just a dirt lot, but as you’ve seen we can do A LOT with a little. We are currently applying for a 5k grant from Mountain Rose Herbs. This grant will fund building the herbal garden. We were extremely close to getting the grant last year so we are hoping to be one of the recipients of the grant this year.
Here is our video applying for the grant:
Our garden has added a couple of new beds filled with berries, fruit, and vegetables. These beds were inspired by permaculture, a form of sustainable gardening. We’ve also added an elevated bed so that the elderly and handicap can participate in the garden. It’s just a small box at the moment and we do have plans to expand the handicap accessible raised beds.
This month, we hosted a craft your own tea event that went extremely well. We made a variety of different teas with the community as we shared education on the herbs we had available. We plan on doing these event more frequently at the Ridgecrest Community Garden.