Coppell Community Garden Greenhouse at night
Have you noticed a pink glow next to Old Town Garden lately? If so, it is from the grow lights in our new greenhouse. It is now in production: we began growing seedlings for our late summer/early fall planting season in late June. The resulting transplants will be provided to all three of the Coppell Community Gardens as well as school gardens in Coppell ISD.
We plan to have our... Read More >
A group of artists from the Hull Art Academy, with permission, took advantage of good light and a beautiful day to paint some of our lovely sunflowers this morning at the Old Town garden. Two plots at the entrance to the garden were planted with a mix of annuals this spring and the sunflowers have recently begun to really show off.
Shown with their handiwork (L to R) are Barbara Carrabella, John Cook, Joy Yao and Susan Fuquay.
The mission of the Coppell Community Garden is to grow local produce to donate to those in need. Over the years, the gardens have experienced minor theft of produce and plants. Unfortunately, this activity has intensified within the last several months with the unauthorized removal of large quantities of plants and produce. Volunteer gardeners work diligently to donate thousands of pounds of produce year-round to the Metrocrest Services Food Pantry.
The Coppell Community Garden Program held its annual Adopt-a-Plot meeting at the Coppell Life Safety Park on Saturday, January 27th, 2018. See the meeting presentation for updated information regarding revisions to the Adopt-a-Plot agreement and emphasis on year-round gardening in 2018:
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Did you know that besides waking you up, coffee can wake up your compost bin? It can; so after you make your morning cup, save your grounds for your compost bin.
Home composters can face a challenge to get needed nitrogen into the mix, especially if they lack access to cut grass or similar sources of nitrogen. Coffee grounds can fill the gap.
Select green (for nitrogen; think cut grass or fresh vegetable scraps) and brown (for carbon; think fallen leaves) materials to add to... Read More >
Interview with a Master Composter at Ground Delivery Garden Everything you need to know to compost from Cornell University Brochure A Comprehensive Resourcefrom a Viewer. Demonstration Video! Four Steps to Composting. Compost Demos at both gardens.
Here is the Compost Class Handout Mulching and Composting- Benefits and How to Use Click here for TCEQ guide. Coppell residents can buy a compost bin like the ones in the... Read More >
Thank you to the Girl Scouts that designed and organized these resource webpages for their... Read More >
DYI Starting Transplants
Easy Tips for Vegetables from Community Gardeners How to make Compost Tea! Soil Food Web: Organic Gardening focuses on healthy soil to grow healthy plants. CCG Planting Calendar and Guide
GICD... Read More >
