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, 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, 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

Hi All, Our PGG work is going quickly this year.  We are remembering week 6’s challenge of watering the 2025 Gardens which explains how we have over 300 volunteer hours together.  Johnson County is now considered 100% as “Abnormally Dry” according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.  It’s possible we willContinue Reading

Hi All, We had a wonderful day of gardening this past Monday, which began week #5 at the Gardens. June 2nd at 9 a.m. had 69-degree temps with air quality 53, described as moderate. The Canadian fires continue to burn which fill our Iowa skies with smoke. I plan toContinue Reading

Hi All, Here are pictures after our week 3 planting marathons. Thanks to Becky Hall and Linda Schreiber for sending their pictures to share. Project GREEN volunteers and one Master Gardener (MG) met Tuesday, May 27 from 9 – 11 a.m. This was our official week 4 work session. ItContinue Reading