Manhattan
Community Gardens
March 2013
Inside this issue:
President’s corner
Time to get the dirt tilled and pull on our garden gloves! We are less
than a month from the start of the 2013 growing season.
We have many new board members and officers this year. As your
President for 2013, “I pledge to make this year the best I can”. I have
asked the board to review the garden rules and would ask that all gardeners do the same. If we all adhere to the rules we will be able to
prevent our beautiful gardens from turning into a “dump”. As caretakers of this land we strive to preserve our gardens to their best “natural”
state.
With the addition of our “B” phase at Collins Lane, we have a lot of
experienced gardeners joining us from Riley Lane. Because of our expansion we welcome many new gardeners as well. I invite the experienced gardeners to act as mentors for these many new gardeners. With
the turning on of the water and the beginning of a new planting season,
please introduce yourself to each other. Don't be strangers! Remember we are a Community Garden not and Individual Garden!
As your President, as well as the members of the board, it is our responsibility to help each and every one of you. Please feel free to contact any one of us with any questions or concerns you may have. I
want to wish all our Gardeners a productive growing season.
John H Rodgers
Community Garden President
Meet the MCG Board
2
Collins lane garden development
3
Volunteer Assignments
(mowing)
4
Volunteer Assignments
(workdays)
5
Volunteer Assignments
(socials)
6
Organic Gardening Class
6
Rules and Safety
7
Gardening: where to get
information
7
Mentoring Program
9
So many seeds - so little time.
MCG Board
In the table below, you will find the names and contact information for the Manhattan Community Garden Board members.
We are looking forward for this year’s gardening season and wish all gardeners are happy gardening.
Please don’t hesitate in contacting any one of us if
you have questions or comments.
See you at the gardens.
President
John Rodgers
785-230-6050
rodgersjohn@rocketmail.com
Vice President
Leila Maurmann
785-323-7957
leila76@ksu.edu
Secretary
John Drach
785-539-0202
jsdrach@cox.net
Treasurer
Linda Teener
785-539-8763
linda@tryufm.org
Past President
Pat Butler
785-539-2857
npbutler3@gmail.com
Kruger Bryant
785-477-9077
codywyo2@hotmail.com
Jenn Campbell
785-640-3828
jgcampbell4@gmail.com
Ron Downey
785-537-2129
downey@ksu.edu
J. David Mattox
785-776-8459
1hedgetreeman@att.net
Cybil Perkins
785-587-8750
communitygarden@tryufm.org
Max Urick
785-539-6336
murick@cox.net
Dean Zollman
785-539-4547
dzollman@phys.ksu.edu
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Collins lane garden development
The development of the new garden area at Collins Lane has presented us
new opportunities. To aid in our development of the garden, the Community garden Board has established a long-range planning committee divided into 2 groups. One group, made up of all gardeners, was tasked
with the development of potential ideas for Collins Lane development.
The other group, using the ideas from the first group as well as their
own ideas, will draft the final long-range plan for the garden. The
second group includes both gardeners and individuals with knowledge of
gardening issues. We will ask Riley County to review the plan for any
problems or concerns they may have. The final plan will be discussed
and voted on by the Community Garden Board members.
The planning process recognized the following principles and limitations in developing ideas and the plan: Collins Lane garden is in a
floodplain and no permanent structures are allowed; additions must not
result in any significant increase in annual garden fees (be low cost);
changes not be made unless a significant proportion of gardeners will
benefit from the change; any changes minimize the need for maintenance
efforts from the garden leadership or gardeners in general; and the major portion of the land be used for individual gardeners.
Ron Downey
MCG Board Member
New MCG maps
A new set of maps has been created for the Riley and Collins
lane gardens, you can find them on the community garden
website.
http://www.tryufm.org/community_garden.htm
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Volunteer Assignments
All gardeners are required to fulfill a volunteer duty through
the gardening year… These assignments are established so
the common areas of the gardens such as flower beds and
pathways can be cleaned, grass mowed and the equipment
that we so heavily depend on can be maintained.
The following pages have the volunteers and their assignments, please keep this
information for you to remember what you signed up for. A reminder email will
be sent with the time and location for the workdays and socials.
It is always possible to reschedule and change your signup. If you have any questions, please contact us at communitygarden@tryufm.org.
Volunteer Assignments—Mowing
Mowing Collins Lane Gardens
Volunteer –
push mower
Koppel and Swanson
Hampton
Exdell and Johnson, R
Redmon and Williams
Haynes and Veatch
Tadros
Volunteer –
riding mower
Jackson and McLaughlin
Barnes and Boyer
Logan
Brown and Toburen
Redmon
Month
March/April
May
June
July
August
September
October/November
Mowing Riley Lane Gardens
Volunteer
Chang
Smith, R
Smith, S
Hinkle
Vestweber
Minton
Rader
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Month
March/April
May
June
July
August
September
October/November
Manhattan Community Gardens
Volunteer Assignments—Workdays
Workdays are typically on Saturday
mornings. Volunteers work for about 2
hours on the common areas of the gardens, such as pathways, flowerbeds and
general maintenance of the gardens.
We try our best to let everyone know of
any changes. An email will be sent out as
a reminder of the workday. If you need to
reschedule or if you have any questions
let us know:
communitygarden@tryufm.org
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Volunteer Assignments—Socials
April 6th
Ballowe
Boiko
Carroll
May 4th
Ballowe
Duever
Hayden
June 8th
Beyer
Brandsberg
Hardy
July 13th
Beyer
Cook
Exdell
Green
Hodges
Hawes
Haun
Kirchhoff
Liu, L
Jilka
Liu,X
Malinowsky
Olsen
Mohamed
Olsen
Owens
Muturi
Potenski
Rhodes
Ratcliffe
Rose
Ring
Rosenblatt
Rosenblatt
Schoneweis, S Shanoyan
Sidorfsky
Sisson
Thompson, E Weiss-Cook
Stanton
Wright
Stork
Williams
Wilson
August 10th
Goolsby
Johnso, J.
Palenske
September 7th
Carroll
Goolsby
Jilka
October 5th
Barta
Brokesh
Hardy
Lewison
Kirchhoff
Jilka
Thompson, E
Moeller
Johnson, J
Mohamed
Lake
Schoneweis, S
“Social volunteers” are a group of gardeners
that bring some refreshments (drinks and
food) that will be shared by all gardeners that
join the event. The group is also responsible
for setting up the event and for the cleanup.
The socials are scheduled on the same day as
workdays.
We hope all gardeners can participate, even if
you are not volunteering with workdays or socials. An email will be sent as a reminder.
Come and join us at the gardens!!
Organic Gardening Class—Q&A session!!
For those of you interested in organic gardening, we
are planning on a “Car Talk” style Q & A session with the
help of a professor from the horticulture department at KState.
To help us prepare for this session, please send us your questions!!
Email Leila Maurmann at leila76@ksu.edu by March 20th with your organic
gardening questions.
We will send an email with the date and time for this class.
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Rules & Safety
We ask that all gardeners, returning and new, to take some time and read our
MCG rules. If you do not have a copy you can find one on the website:
http://www.tryufm.org/community_garden.htm
This document includes guidelines on plot maintenance, plot deposits, equipment use, mulch, compost, water, use of pesticides and safety regulations.
It is extremely important that all gardeners understand these rules and adhere
to them. .
Our membership includes people from all backgrounds coming together to experience the rewards of gardening and to
beautify our community. Please help us keep our gardens a
healthy and relaxing environment for all to enjoy.
By March 31st, we ask that all gardeners clear their
plot for any plastic and paper bags or containers.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate and contact
any of the board members.
Gardening: where to get information
The K-State Research and Extension website (http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/bookstore)
has information for those new to gardening or if you’d would like to learn something new.
The Kansas Garden Guide (has information on planning a garden, compost, soil
improvement, seeding and planting, watering and a details of a variety of different crops and the types that best fit our Kansas weather; as well as a garden calendar, with a list of the crops to be planted at specific times of the year.
Other publications, such as compost & mulch, pesticide and
organic gardening can be found at the K-State Research
and Extension website and on the K-State Horticulture,
Forestry & Recreation website (http://www.hfrr.ksu.edu)
Additional information can be found at websites from a
number of universities.
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Gardening Calendar
Crop
Days to Spring Plant- Fall Planting Seed/Pla Distance
Maturity
ing Dates
Dates
nts
Between
100 ft.
Rows
Distance Depth
Between to Plant
Plants
Asparagus
2nd season
Apr 5 - 25
Bean, bush
50-60
Apr 25 - May 30
Bean, pole
Bean, lima
Beet
65-75
65-75
55-65
Broccoli
50 roots
3 to 5 ft.
1½ to 2 ft.
6 in.
July 25-Aug 5
½ lb.
3 ft.
2 to 4 in.
1-1½ in.
May 10 - 20
May 10 -25
Apr 1 - 15
Aug 1 - Sept 25
½ lb.
1 lb.
1 oz.
3 ft.
2 to 2½ ft.
2 to 2½ ft.
6 to 12 in.
3 to 4 in.
2 in.
1-1½ in.
1-1½ in.
1 in.
60-80
Mar 25 - Apr 5
Sept. 25 - 30
100 plants
2½ ft.
14 to 18 in.
-
Cabbage
65-80
Apr 1 - 20
Sept 20 -30
100 plants
2½ ft.
12 in.
-
Cantaloupe
80-90
May 10 - 20
1 oz.
4 to 6 ft.
3½ to 4 ft.
1½ in
Carrot
70-80
Mar 25 - Apr 10
Sept 20 -30
½ oz.
2 ft.
2 to 3 in.
½ in.
Cauliflower
55-60
Apr 1 - 20
Sept 20 - 30
100 plants
3 ft.
12 to 18 in.
-
Collard
55-70
Mar 20 - Apr 10
½ oz.
2½ ft.
8 to 16 in.
½ in.
Corn
80-100
May 1 - July 20
¼ lb.
3 to 3½ ft.
12 to 18 in.
2 in.
Cucumber
60-65
May 10 - 30
1 oz.
3½ to 5 ft.
3 to 4 ft.
1½ in.
Eggplant
75-90
May 15 - 25
50 plants
3 ft.
2½ to 3 ft.
-
Kale
50-70
Mar 25 - Apr 5
½ oz.
3 ft.
10 in.
½ in.
Kohlrabi
Lettuce
50-70
60-85
Apr 1 - 15
Apr 1 - May 15
Sept 20 - 25
Sept 1 - 15
½ oz.
½ oz.
3 ft.
2 to 2½ ft.
10 in.
10 to 12 in.
½ in.
½ in.
Mustard
40-50
Mar 25 - May 1
Aug 1 - 30
½ oz.
2 ft.
1 in.
½ in.
Okra
Onion (mature)
55-60
100-120
3 to 3½ ft.
1 to 2 ft.
6 in.
3 to 4 in.
1 in.
¾ in.
Peas, garden
60-80
2½ ft.
1 in.
1½-2 in.
Peas, southern
60-70
May 1 - 15
-
½ lb.
3 ft.
4 to 6 in.
1½-2 in.
Pepper
65-80
May 15 - 30
-
50 plants
2½ ft.
1½ to 2 ft.
-
Potato, Irish
70-90
Apr 1 - 15
1 peck
2½ to 3 ft.
10 to 14 in.
5 in.
Potato, sweet
90-150
May 15-June 5
-
100 plants
3½ ft.
12 in.
-
Radish
25-30
Mar 25 - May 1
Aug 1- 20
1 oz.
1½ ft.
1 in.
½ in.
Spinach
40-45
Apr 1 - 20
Aug 10 - Sept 20
1 oz.
1½ to 2 ft.
1 to 2 in.
¾ in.
Squash, bush
50-55
May 15 - 30
1 oz.
3 to 4 ft.
2 ft.
1½-2 in.
squash, winter
85-90
May 15 - 30
½ oz.
5 ft.
3 ft.
1½-2 in.
Tomato
70-85
May 15 - 30
50 plants
3 to 4 ft.
2½ to 3 ft.
-
Turnip
45-65
½ oz.
1 to 2 ft.
1 to 2 in.
½ in.
Watermelon
80-90
1 oz.
10 ft.
8 to 10 ft.
1½ in.
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May 10 - 25
1 oz.
Mar 25 - Apr 15 Sept. 1-Dec. 31 300 plants
or ½ gal.
sets
Mar 25 - Apr 10
1 lb.
-
Mar 25 - May 1 Aug 5 - Sept 20
May 10 - 20
Manhattan Community Gardens
Mentoring Program
The mentoring program was established to create a way
for the community gardeners to share knowledge with
others in hopes of creating more confident and productive
gardeners. The program also helps connect gardeners
who would be willing to lend a hand to other gardeners
that need a little extra hands-on help.
If you are an experienced gardener and enjoy sharing
your skills with others you can become a Mentor. Mentors can help new gardeners by providing answers to basic questions, helping with
plant selection and providing motivation and support.
The Mentee are new gardeners that want to learn about gardening in general or
some specific crops. Even experienced gardeners may wish to learn something
about food preservation, weed control or flowers.
The program will match the mentors and mentees based on their interest,
knowledge and availability.
If you would like to join the mentoring program please contact Leila Maurmann,
leila76@ksu.edu. When emailing please indicate what your needs or interests
are and we will contact a potential match for you. If you would like to share your
knowledge with other gardeners please apply as a MCG Mentor.
There are no gardening mistakes,
only experiments."
-- Janet Kilburn Phillips
March 2013
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Manhattan Community Garden
c/o UFM
1221 Thurston Street
Manhattan KS 66502
www.tryufm.org
Butterfly Garden
The Collins Lane Butterfly Garden is now a registered
Monarch Waystation.