SANTA CLARA COMMUNITY GARDEN: February 2020

February 1, 2020

2020 - With Our Garden!

We had a BEAUTIFUL day to work in the garden for our first time in 2020!! So much was done in just one hour. Planted two beds of beets, two beds of sugar snap peas, and one bed of spinach/lettuce. Also composted some of the beds on the south side, and picked LOTS of beautiful broccoli!! A great day to be in the garden...especially before the cold sets in again!!

CROPS PLANTED

Spring 2021...planted end of January through April 2021

Bed#	Crop	Crop	Bed#
		POTATOES	13
		TOMATOES	12
11	WATERMELON	TOMATOES	11
10	BEETS	TOMATOES	10
9	CANTALOUPE	TOMATOES	9
8	ONIONS	TOMATO	8
7	BEETS	TOMATO	7
6	ONIONS	TOMATO	6
5	ZUCCHINI	TOMATO	5
4	ZUCCHINI	PEANUTS	4
3	OKRA/PEPPERS	SPINACH	3
2	CUCUMBERS	LETTUCE	2
1	CUCUMBERS	PEANUTS	1

Summer - Fall Beds...planted / harvested June -

Planted in July and August 2020

Bed#	Crop	Crop	Bed#
		PEANUTS	13
		CARROTS	12
11	Green Beans / Edamame	Watermelon	11
10	Onions/Lettuce / Spinach	Cantaloupe	10
9	BROCCOLI	ONIONS	9
8	CORN	TOMATO	8
7	CORN	TOMATO	7
6	CORN	TOMATO	6
5	CORN	TOMATO	5
4	CORN	PEPPERS	4
3	ZUCCHINI	PEPPERS/ OKRA	3
2	SQUASH	PUMPKINS	2
1	Winter Squash	PUMPKINS	1

Spring Beds ...planted February - May 2020

Bed#	Crop	Crop	Bed#
		PEANUTS	13
		PUMPKIN	12
11	POTATOES	WATERMELON	11
10	SQUASH	CANTALOUPE	10
9	SQUASH	ONIONS	9
8	ZUCCHINI	TOMATO	8
7	ZUCCHINI	TOMATO	7
6	ONIONS	TOMATO	6
5	BETS	TOMATO	5
4	BEETS	PEPPERS	4
3	SUGAR SNAP PEAS	PEPPERS/ OKRA	3
2	SUGAR SNAP PEAS	CUCUMBERS	2
1	SPINACH/ LETTUCE	CUCUMBERS	1

HOW IT ALL BEGAN!!

People often wonder how the Santa Clara Community Garden came about. Here are the details:

Our local church leadership asked for ideas of how we could help people in all aspects of their lives, whether they are members of our congregation, or not. After some discussion "a garden" was suggested as being able to help people physically (provides food), mentally (you learn a lot by raising a garden), emotionally (the social interaction with other people is very beneficial), and spiritually (being reminded as we work in the soil that we are all God's creation, and by nurturing the soil and the plants we grow, we also nurture our souls!) So, the "why don't you check it out..." was given, and the rest is history!

The owner of the lot, Mr. Anton Tonc, was willing to allow us the use of the lot. Santa Clara City was VERY helpful in giving us approval. Then there were MANY, MANY people who worked, donated, raked, shoveled, trenched, ran sprinkler lines, etc., to make the garden a reality.

With the Spring of 2020, we begin our 11th year of community gardening! Truly amazing, and such a blessing to all who have participated!!

THANK YOU, EVERYONE!!! WATCH THIS VIDEO: HOW THE GARDEN BEGAN *_*