The experience of Don Finley at the Westbury Community Garden Don Finley has a 25’ x 4.5’ garden bed with a border of 8” square concrete blocks. Prior to the late December 2022 freeze, he mulched around each vegetable with a thick layer of pine needles. He then covered the bed with sheets and sealed […]
Archive | 2022
Freeze Protection For Citrus Trees
The experience at Westbury Community Garden and at Ray Sher and Gary Edmondson’s yard. Our method for protecting the citrus trees in the February 2021 freeze had minimal success. That year we piled leaves against the citrus tree trunks surrounding a 5-gallon bucket of water and wrapped the whole thing with a blanket. Most trees […]
Recovering From The Freeze
It is possible to recover many vegetables after this freeze. Do not be too hasty in pulling out plants because they do not look healthy. Begin by removing the completely dead portion of a plant, especially those that look mushy. Do not pull out the roots! Sometimes parts of the plant in the soil can […]
Willow Waterhole MusicFest
Once again Westbury Community Garden members had a great time representing the garden at the bi-annual Willow Waterhole MusicFest on October 30. The theme, of course, was Halloween! Kids of all ages loved making corn husk dolls at the craft table. Fundraiser donation gifts included Lone Star Bee’s Hot Honey, YUM’s herb-infused sweet and savory […]
Fall Seeds Are Here!
The fall seed packs are ready to go! They are $18 per pack for WCG gardeners, $20 for non-WCG gardeners (friends, neighbors, whoever). There are 30 varieties of seeds in each pack, and there are 60 complete packs. There are limited quantities of two specialty items available for purchase separately: kohlrabi for $1.50/pkt and golden beets […]
Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
On July 9, a breakfast on the grounds was hosted at Westbury Community Garden to honor the many volunteers that have helped us keep the garden moving forward during the trying times of the COVID pandemic. The breakfast featured a luscious fruit salad, pastries, and breads from a generous H-E-B donation, bagels and coffee from […]
Texas Women’s University at WCG
Texas Women’s University Volunteers came out to help the Westbury Community Garden for our monthly workday on June 25. This was their first visit here. They helped weed and mulch the front Butterfly Beds to help our native pollinator plants survive the long period of high temperatures and drought. We saw Pipevine Caterpillars, native bees […]
World Bee Day – May 20
Saturday, May 21, WCG beekeepers, Steve Ewing and Becky Stemper, celebrated World Bee Day by setting up a booth at Urban Harvest Farmers Market to showcase WCG’s apiary. A frame of working bees from one of our hives was placed in a ventilated plexiglas case so visitors could see the bees doing their work. Both […]
“Gardening Within Reach” Eagle Scout Project
Westbury Community Garden owes many thanks to Eagle Scout candidate, Case B., who chose WCG’s “Gardening Within Reach” program for his Eagle project. “Gardening Within Reach” is an ongoing effort to build more two-level sitting/standing garden beds in the E-row for garden members who have knee, hip, or shoulder problems that make gardening in an […]
Workday Super Garden Leaders & Members
In breezy 80 degree temps, quickly moving to mid 90’s, four garden leaders worked for 7 hours and were by far the last remaining gardeners working. (L-R, Wayne Slaikeu, President, Kat Elder, Specialty Gardens Chairman, Don Finley, new gardener and exemplary volunteer and Debbie Gordon, Vice President (not pictured). Debbie was guiding the Scout Troop […]