Brentwood Community Garden
The daylight hours are increasing, the wild swings of temperature are hopefully behind us, and we are looking forward to the gardening season. Most of our garden beds have been rented but some are still available for newcomers who would like to take on the challenge of growing vegetables in Calgary’s capricious weather. As our growing season is short, many of the gardeners did plant overwintering crops and have probably started planting seeds indoors. At the time I write this, in late February, the garden beds are covered with snow, but this will no doubt change by the time this article appears in print.
Our annual gardeners meeting will be held on April 8 at the Brentwood Sportsplex, so we hope to see some new faces in the crowd. The garden was first built in 2010 and is entering its 17th year. We have always had a mix of very experienced gardeners and those with little exposure to gardening in raised beds. It is an opportunity for those who live in apartments or condos and have little room to grow any plants, to join a very knowledgeable and friendly group and see how much enjoyment they can experience as they grow their own food. The perimeter of the garden also has numerous fruit bearing bushes (saskatoons, haskaps, raspberries, strawberries, sour cherries, currants, and one apple tree) and all of that fruit is available for the gardeners.
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