Hermosa Beach Community Garden

Just so that everyone knows... The website that was set up for the Hermosa Beach Community Garden was turned over to the garden person managing the garden quite a long time ago. However, I think that no one had the desire to keep it up so I do not think that it is active anymore unfortunately. This facebook page is the only access others have to knowing about the garden at this time I believe. I am not part of the garden any more thanks the the lack of support by Jeff Ducl...os and the City manager we had after Steve Burrell retired. Steve and I worked very closely together to help get this started once the test garden came to be before this current garden came about. See more

This is the best house ever. If you hv not heard about them read the article at fine home building this month. Cool in hot dummerd warmer in winter and beautiful to look at.

t is January but still Spring is not so far away. If you are thinking about what to plant next, let me provide some information that might help. 44% of bee colonies died last year. A large amount of our food comes due to polination by bees. There is much discussion about africanised bees and other bees. I am not going into that here. What I wanted to suggest is that you take a look at the list following for ideas about what you can do and plant to help the bee population surv...Continue reading

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The warm weather is extending the growing season in the planter boxes. Keep watering and things will keep growing. Look at this late season beauty currently flourishing in our community garden...

FALL TIP: Annual cover crops, such as annual ryegrass, crimson clover, and hairy vetch, planted at the end of the growing season, will provide many benefits to your raised bed garden. They provide nutrients to the soil (especially if you dig them into the bed in spring), reduce erosion, and (in the case of vetch and clover) fix nitrogen in your soil.

Fall has come to the Garden. Vegetables that do best in this season include beet, bok choy, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, carrot, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, endive, garlic, kale, kohlrabi, leek, head and leaf lettuce, mesclun mixes, onion, pea, radish, spinach, snow peas, Swiss chard and turnip. Grow them from seed or small plants, although broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower should be put in only as small plants so they can be planted a little deeper and stand up straighter.

KNOW YOUR BUGS: You have probably seen a bunch of these around our garden. They are Milkweed bugs that eat the seeds of the milkweed plants but ignore the rest of the crops. They are only bad if we wanted to collect the seeds of the milkweed plant.

Don't forget that all composting in our garden begins with the big blue bin. Composting instructions and guidelines are posted right on the side of the bin for your convenience.

Now you can post and see upcoming events posted here.

These guys are not good, Leaf Footed Bugs. They can be pressure washed off or hand knocked off and smashed. Prevent them by laying a covering down like a white garden cloth and clearing over growth of the plants in the box. The will mark up the tomatoes, but from what we've read, the bugs do not destroy the tomatoes.

Come meet your fellow garden plot holders tomorrow (Saturday) at 9am for a coffee social on the garden. Maybe a new friendship will crop up. (Yes, that was an intentional pun)

Please joins us for a coffee social gathering this Saturday at 9am in the garden. There will be a work day opportunity, a short class, and of course mingling with other community members. Bring your coffee/beverage, a snack and maybe a chair or blanket to sit on.

It's tomato picking time in one of the plots at the garden.