Hi everyone! We are so excited to welcome everyone back to the garden for another great season! A special welcome to new community members! We are planning our season opening and first garden gathering – details: Opening Day: Saturday April 6th, Rain Date April 7th Coffee and morning snacks will be provided Introductions and opening remarks Work Session – we plan to clean up the perimeter of the garden and clear weeds that are growing into pathways. Please make sure to bring gloves, pruners and loppers (if you have them) and be prepared to put in an hour or so to help us do some spring cleani ..read more

During the break at the spring opening event there was some conversation about the benefits of NOT distributing the soil vs. rototilling. I came across this article on No Dig gardening. It includes links to some YouTube videos and a book. Posted for you enjoyment. www.saveur.com/culture/no-dig-gardening ..read more

Hi everyone, Just a quick reminder that our first event of the season is coming up this Saturday and it will be our season opening PotLuck lunch! Please see details below!  Please bring something to share during our potluck lunch! We will provide utensils and paper plants/napkins.  Also, this is our last call for folks to sign up to have their plots roto tilled. You must be present for tilling and you must have the garden clear of debris and large root systems from the previous year. Please click on the following link and use this form to sign up for Roto Tilling: https://forms ..read more

Hi everyone, We are so delighted to announce our second garden gathering of the season coming up on Saturday June 4th, (rain date Sunday June 5th).  Please see the flyer for more information and plan to bring something to share for our potluck lunch! The event committee has a great community work project planned to clear some of the brush near the entrance behind the garden bulletin board. Please plan to bring any equipment that you have on hand that will be useful in clearing debris. Please let us know if you have any questions and we hope to see you all there! Your Community Garden Stee ..read more

This is a nice article about pollinators and spring cleanup – folks might find it really interesting to read. https://capecodchronicle.com/en/5710/features/8466/Nature-Connection-Sweet-Anticipation.htm ..read more

Hi everyone, What a great turnout we had on Saturday for our annual season opening! A huge Thank You to our Event Committee -Anne Kirschman, Kathy Williams, Laurie Christiana, Ann Shor, and Carol Wasserman- for organizing a wonderful Potluck lunch! Another huge THANK YOU to Ayres Souza for organizing what has now become our annual roto-tilling!! And another huge thank you to Lisa Guyot for a great presentation about our composting system that she has been organizing for the past year.  Recipes!!! We had some incredible dishes brought in for the potluck lunch. I’d love to collect any recip ..read more

Hi everyone, The Wareham Garden Club, in conjunction with the Wareham and Massachusetts Cultural Councils, will be presenting ‘Arbor Day and More’ on April 21st, 10am-2pm. This event will include free soil testing, an Eastern Red Bud tree giveaway (everyone gets one), an educational talk from a Plymouth County Extension Entomologist, a floral design workshop and more!  Admission is free, everyone is welcome. Please visit the Wareham Garden Club website for more information about the free soil testing: https://warehamgardenclub.org/upcoming-events/ in kindness, Hannah ..read more

Hi everyone, Just a quick reminder that our first event of the season is coming up this Saturday and it will be our season opening PotLuck lunch! Please see details below!  Please bring something to share during our potluck lunch! We will provide utensils and paper plants/napkins.  Also, this is our last call for folks to sign up to have their plots roto tilled. You must be present for tilling and you must have the garden clear of debris and large root systems from the previous year. Our morning slots are fairly full, but there is still room in the 11am-1pm and 1-2pm slots. Please cl ..read more

Saturday, April 2nd – Season Opener including Roto-Tilling, compost instructions Rain Date April 3rd Saturday, June 4th Rain Date June 5th Saturday August 20th – Rain Date August 21st Saturday October 1st Rain Date October 2nd ..read more

With a fresh coating of snow on the ground, and St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, I am starting to think about planting my spring garden. I plant my peas, greens, and radish from seed They come up relatively quickly and seem to like the cooler growing season at this time of year. I begin with snow peas which I start around St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. Last year I think I started the following week. Many people prefer sugar snap peas, which work just as well. Starting now you should have peas in June. I don’t worry about snow at this time of year as my plants have survived late snow falls. A ..read more