Mid August in the Garden

Tomatoes are coming on strong now! Beans, cucumbers, and squash need to be picked nearly daily. And plans for our fall and winter gardens are being made. This week we will donate over 100 pounds of garden veggies to Esther's Pantry.

Thanks to The Peck's for visiting our garden and writing this nice story about our community effort:  Community gardens grow more than vegetables, fruits.

The garden in August

Ready for summer!

Lots is happening in the Campbell Community Garden. We are busy harvesting lettuce, kale, artichokes, peas, herbs and more for donation to Esther's Pantry and gardeners are busy planting summer crops like tomatoes and zucchini.

Artichokes and herbs

Lettuce and onions

Ready for beans to sprout

Tomatoes

Plants to share

Spring!

Technically spring is still a little ways off, but it sure feels like it is here in the garden. We are busy harvesting lettuce, kale, carrots, radishes, herbs and more. We are planting seeds (its time to plant peas!) and pulling weeds.

All of the plots at the Campbell Community Garden are currently rented for the 2016 season. however if you want to garden with us, please fill out the registration form (link found on the "Rent a Garden" page) you will get onto our waiting list for the next open garden plot.

Spring is on the way! The time to get gardening is NOW!

Peppermint Stick Chard and Cut & Come Again
Mustard from Renee's Garden Seeds January 2016

The harvest sharing program is an essential part of the Campbell Community Garden; in 3 plots food is grown to be donated to Esther’s Pantry - just a few miles away from the garden. Gardeners who find themselves with more to harvest than they can eat add to the donations. In 2015 we donated 1,411 pounds of produce. We have donated 9 ½ pounds this month and hope to exceed last years total by the end of the year.

If you want to join our great gardening community rent a plot! We have several spaces open for Milwaukie residents to rent, just $30 a year for a small plot or $40 a year for a medium plot (large plots are all rented). 

• New to gardening? Don’t worry we have several experienced gardeners who will help you out.
• Don’t have tools? No problem. Thanks to generous donors we have tools to use and free seeds too!
• Don’t like vegetables? Grow flowers! You may find yourself eating more veggies and salads when you taste what is truly fresh J

Mid-summer harvest for donation

Winter is a great time to get started, you have time to plan before spring really hits us, and it is nearly time to plant peas and other cool weather crops. We garden year round!

Ruby Gem Romaine, nearly ready for harvest in Winter! Thanks to Renee's Garden Seeds!

Gardens For Rent

Fall and winter gardening starts NOW! We have 4 open plots at the garden, all ready for planting fall veggie starts and garlic. We garden year round, and if you join us now you will get the last few months of 2015 for free when you pay for 2016.

The Campbell Community Garden in December 2012

Go to our Rent a Garden tab to sign up!

Two Garden Plots for Rent!

Do you want to grow your own food in Milwaukie, but don't have the space or sun at home? We have both at the the Campbell Community Garden! We have one medium garden and one large garden open for 2015. Sign up on our "rent a garden" page.

No experience necessary, a community garden is a great place to learn!

Root vegetables harvested at the CCG on May 20, 2015

Clackamas County Master Gardener's Garden Discovery Day

Garden Discovery Day

March 7, 9 am – noon

Milwaukie Center, 5440 SE Kellogg Creek Dr., Milwaukie

10-Minute University Classes (25 minutes each)

	Room A	Room B
9	Lawn Care	Starting a Vegetable Garden
9:30	Mason Bees	Slugs & Snails
10	Attracting Pollinators	Containers
10:30	Bugs	Raised Bed
11	Early-Season Vegetables	Weeds
11:30	Blueberries	Pruning

Displays (9 am - noon)

• Managing Moles
• Managing Gophers
• Gardening with Compost and Mulch
• Vegetable Gardening
• Sheet Mulching
• Bugs

Soil Testing (9 – 11:30 am)

We will test soil pH and give advice on amendments.

Up to 4 samples per client.

For step-by-step instructions, obtain a “Testing Soil pH” handout 

Clinic (9 am - noon)

Master Gardeners are available to answer gardening questions during this event.

Master Gardeners are trained volunteers, educated through OSU Extension Service to offer the local community Reliable, Relevant and Reachable gardening information.

For more information, visit the Clackamas County Master Gardeners website.

Campbell Community Garden