Magnuson P-Patch

P-patch pictures from the week of April 7th

Check out the Seattle Conservation Corps workers and their progress. Other gardens look promising.

Group Gardening

The mission of Outdoors for All is to enrich the quality of life for children and adults with disability through outdoor recreation.  This photo shows participants who worked with compost and spring greens at Day Camp the week of April 7th. Molly Harrigan, Program Manager

April 12th Work Party and Beginning Gardening Class

During the work party Jean Colley, Master Gardener, taught a class entitled "Now that I have my P-patch (hooray!) what should I plant and when? The gravel path project is almost complete as shown by the pictures below. A group from Seattle Works worked along side us.  The water is now on and the keys are in a box in the toolshed.

 

April 12, 9AM - 1PM Work Party

My Weather Channel app says it will be sunny and 64 degrees Saturday April 12th.  The path project may well be finished by then so come and inspect the result (that should be worth another half hour each for the volunteer hours pledged.  We will be joined by a group of 12-15 from Seattle Works so we should be able to really jump start our spring work.  The water is now on and the keys are in a box in the tool shed.  Feel free to take a few for your nearby tool box, better yet donate a key ring so they won’t get lost.  Work to be done:

• Distribute garden hoses to the faucet stands
• Weed the food bank plots and then distribute compost to them
• Lower the level of paths just as they enter the gravel path
• Tweek the gravel path edges as needed
• Clean out unused compost bins
• And as always, weed and chip interior paths as needed

Marty DeLong and I will be your crew chiefs.  Treats will be brought by Adele Merati, others? 

See you there, Norma Patterson, site coordinator

 

Flowers to our April 5th volunteers!

 

On a rain-threatened morning Saturday, April 5, about TWENTY of you hardy souls turned out to work on the gravel path project!  The Seattle Conservation Corps (SCC) had requested volunteers clear the path from the entrance near the dog park to the north end of the garden but with all this talent, they cleared not only that but the interior ADA path as well.  We started at 9:00 AM and the serious rain did not start until we were finished at noon.  The SCC folks are going to be amazed.

 

 

New Additions to the P-Patch

Look what your neighbors are up to.

Gravel Path Renovation Project Progress

Taken Thursday, April 3rd, these photos show the hard work of the Conservation Corps. Thanks to all those who volunteered the weekend of April 5th.