Project GREEN Blog (Page 2)

Hi All, We have spent 14 weeks caring for the PGG! There has been lots of progress at the 2025 Gardens since our week 1, May 5th work session. Here are the numbers after 14 weeks together at the PGG. Weeks 1 – 13 + Week 14 = 641 1/2Continue Reading

Hi All, Sorry for the late summary of last week’s progress at the PGG! I do have a good excuse, I think. My usual Sunday afternoon time at the computer for Project GREEN was interferred today by watching the Indiana Fever overcome the Connecticut Sun in OVERTIME! Please forgive meContinue Reading

Hi All, We cancelled our usual Monday work session (July 28) as early morning rain and high humidity with HEAT interfered with our plans.  A few Project GREEN volunteers went ahead with the Monday plans and put in time for weeding.  Otherwise we organized our week 13 plans for Thursday,Continue Reading

Hi All, We had a wonderful turn-out for our twelfth week together at the PGG!  There were 16 (my favorite number!) Project GREEN volunteers in attendance Monday, July 21.  They were: Diane Allen (4 hours), Jim Peters (3 hours), Susan Ahrens, Mary Laughlin, Nick Goergen, Chris Ostrander (2 1/2 hour),Continue Reading

Hi All, There were 11 Project GREEN volunteers who met on a muggy Monday (97% humidity) with a 9 a.m. temperature of 74 degrees. The 11 a.m. temperature was expected to be 80 degrees. Yikes! The air quality was 87 (moderate). The biggest news was our rain gauge showing 2.4Continue Reading

Hi All, It was a happy morning when Project GREEN volunteers met for their week 10 work session at the Project GREEN Gardens (PGG).  Our rain gauge showed 2.4 inches since we last met on June 30!  No watering will be needed on our to-do list today.  It was 76Continue Reading

Hi All, Has anyone noticed how quickly the corn is growing??? Nothing like hot, humid and now rainy weather to help Iowa’s corn grow, “Knee high by the Fourth of July.”! Our week 9 at the Gardens began at 9 a.m. with 77 degrees and ended at 11 a.m. withContinue Reading

Hi All, We’ve once again had an excellent week at the Project GREEN Gardens.  Volunteers began their work early to miss the heat coming for our Monday morning work session.  By 9 a.m. it was 82 degrees and rising.  The 11 a.m. temperature was 86 degrees.  Our air quality wasContinue Reading

Hi All, Gardeners began working at the PGG early for week 7.  It was 75-degrees and muggy when I arrived at the Project GREEN Gardens by 8:15 a.m.  Two volunteers were watering different locations around the Gardens beginning at 8 a.m.  Some of our coffee group arrived early before theContinue Reading