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Ripen By Force

After seeing my green tomatoes stay green on the plant for weeks, I decided to try something different… forcing them to ripen by use of ethylene gas! That’s right, I put all the cherry tomatoes in a bag and locked … Continue reading

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Turning the Compost, Part Deux

Thanks Bob for the photos!

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Turning the Compost!

A few of us took on the chore of turning the compost bin.  We’ve been contributing to the bin for a few months now, so it was nearing half full.  We were anxious to see if our contributions were breaking … Continue reading

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Recycling bins are here!

Just past the gardens are new recycling bins!

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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

We’re official!  Thanks Mayor A C Wharton, Jr. for stopping by to do us the honor of cutting the ribbon.

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VIDEO: Making Our Beds

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Everybody Shoveling

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Making Our Beds

Great job everyone on the building of all the new Garden Beds! Here’s some photos from the build day, Saturday, March 31, 2012.

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Expanding the garden!

With all this beautiful weather, we’re all very anxious to get into our gardens. Well, we are getting closer! This morning a few of us went out and staked the land for our future garden beds. To prepare for the … Continue reading

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A fun day at the Market

Memphis City Gardens had a great time at the market on Saturday! Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table and picked up information for future garden beds. We hope to hear back from many of you soon and we’d … Continue reading

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