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A competition for Baie-D’Urfé Gardeners Come to the Garden at Fritz tomorrow and try your green thumbs at this year’s Pumpkin Competition. We have fifteen seeds from a champion-winning giant pumpkin – one seed free to each of the first fifteen gardeners who claim them. We have set a special section of the gardena sideContinue reading “Pumpkin Day at the Garden at Fritz”

(Pictures by Brian and Daja)

This morning a good number of volunteers came to the Garden at Fritz to work on the ground, dig and cultivate rows, turn top dressing/compost and pick and remove stones. A lot was accomplished in the sunshine. Thank you to everyone who came and helped.

The site has now been well cleared, ready for the planting season to begin

In the next few weeks we will be preparing the garden and starting to plant out our crops. If you can come along and help we would be very pleased to see you. Regular work times will be: 9 to 11 am on weekends (usually Saturdays) 4 to 6 pm on weekdays (usually Wednesdays) Our plannedContinue reading “Some dates for our volunteers to note”

Download a copy of the meeting agenda from this link  

The garden has been tilled and the seeds and seedlings (grown at McGiil’s greenhouse) are almost ready to plant.

PUMPKINS, PUMPKINS,  PUMPKINS,  PUMPKINS, PUMPKINS. Do you think you can grow the BIGGEST pumpkin in Baie D’Urfé.  This summer the FFYGPA is holding a pumpkin growing contest.  We have the seeds from a champion pumpkin (600 pounder) and the dirt, you plant it and give it your best care during the growing season.  If yourContinue reading “Giant Pumpkins”

Spring will be here before long (really !) and the Garden at Fritz team are looking for some volunteers willing to help us with the season ahead and the promotion of this venture in the town community. A couple of jobs have been filled, but there are plenty of other interesting opportunities … and evenContinue reading “Looking for volunteers”

On October 18 we held our final harvest session of the year. Approximately 600 cherry tomatoes were picked by eight youthful volunteers. All proceeds went to the West Island Assistance Fund in Roxboro which has been in operation for over 35 years !  Their website is. www.fdoi.org