Pick and Picnic at the Victory Garden

Our Annual Pick and Picnic was held ,  Friday, July 20 that the Victory Garden, Fairfield Hills.   We spent time in the garden and spend some time weeding and watering our rows and harvested wonderful veggies.  Than on to a potluck supper so many delicious treats!  A few of us hung out till 10:00 pm watching the stars.  What a wonderful night ! Can't wait to go back.

even a visit from Missy

John brought his angel trumpet for all to see

Victory garden potatoe harvest July 2018

Karen Brown and I dug our first harvest if Red and White potatoes this morning from our rows at the Victory garden. 

They are beautiful!! About 20-25 lbs. 

We buried the plants most of the way and there will be another harvest late August. 

What BEAUTIES!

Hydroponic and Vertical Gardening

Daniel Hackworth recently earned a degree in Horticulture Production
and talked about his experience working at Metrocrops, an indoor hydroponic
micro-greens company in the heart of Bridgeport.

This had Dan come up with ideas and a prototype design of a hydroponic system
for anyone to grow hydroponic to easily grow microgreens at home. You don't need land,
space, weeding and this gives you year round gardening. Dan plans on having this product available this year. If you are interested in
learning more about this or would like to order please get in touch with Dan.

Dan provided for this months raffle a bag of microgreens. Tamarra had green beans both items
were raffled of. What a interesting talk.

Blueberry picking at Aspetuck, Easton, CT + tour by Tom Johnson

What a spectacular way to begin a Sat. morning.  This 1,000 acre preserve is beautiful and the blueberries are a bonus.  There is a view where you can see all the way to Long Island Sound. Can't wait to go back to see the hawks in the fall.
 PS   Even though it was early in the season we were able to harvest so who is making blueberry pie with all those delicious blueberries?

Walk and eat blueberries to stay in shape

Let the picking begin

View of private farm that borders preserve

Hiking down to the blueberry patch

In the distance is the Long Island Sound

Can you guess what animal made this? Hoot, hoot.....

Can you guess what made these prints?