St. Andrew's Community Garden
46 Exeter Road L1S 2J8 Ajax, ON, Canada

These planting charts from West Coast Seeds are great tools for starting seeds. #growfromseed #communitygarden

Companion planting is one of the most beneficial ways to grow for your garden. What flowers do you add to your plots? #growyourownfood #communitygarden

Missing your garden? Check out our virtual garden tour from 2020. Showcasing Community Gardens from across Durham Region. DIG’s Magical Mystical Virtual Community Garden Tour - https://youtu.be/XrIoJyhkxeg

This is a movement we can get behind! "A growing movement of gardeners, food activists, landscape designers, urban planners and others is encouraging us to think edible when it comes to public green space. Flowers are pretty, they say, but if those blossoms become apples or zucchini, isn’t that even better?"

For those with gardens at home! Let's talk about plants. Nifty Natives! Learn what natives can beautify your landscape and benefit birds, pollinators, and us! This free Webinar is on January 11 at 7:15 pm. Registration required: https://actionnetwork.org/events/lets-talk-nifty-natives&

All about worm composting!

Another webinar from the TRCA that you may be interested in! https://trca.ca/ev/saving-seeds-from-gathering-to-sharing/

Urban agriculture for the win!

It's that time again!

Growing with Native plants, virtual Table Talk.

Garden goals! 69 year old Gregory Bratton is behind nearly 100 urban farms in Chicago.

This free event will bring together experiences between networks, growers and urban farmers from London, Toronto, and New York City to show how gardens and farms are contributing toward their cities’ resilience, food security, and Covid-19 response.

Feed the Need - Hunger Action Month in the Durham Region

Montreal Botanical Garden horticulturists expanded the garden's vegetable patch this summer to produce fresh food to local food banks. "We believe the city will have a bigger role to play in food security in the years to come," said Lalonde. "We are right now working on a vision for urban agriculture."

A good news story from our Community Garden Our running total as of today of donated fresh food from our own food bank plots, donated plots and garden member generosity

A good news story from our Community Garden Our running total as of today of donated fresh food from our own food bank plots, donated plots and garden member generosity

Gardens can change the world

Don't often see green sweat bees in our garden, but they must love our echinacea as there were a ton of them flitting about this evening. A little tricky to get photos, they don't sit still for long!

Since this is the year of the garden insect, let's get interactive! Everyone share their best tip for dealing with bugs!Since this is the year of the garden insect, let's get interactive! Everyone share their best tip for dealing with bugs!

Squash bug nymphs found on a squash leaf earlier this evening. If you find a squash, zucchini or cucumber leaf that looks brown and dying, carefully cut it off the plant and take it away from your plot so as not to spread whatever the plant is suffering from to your other crops. It's a great idea to always bring a plastic bag with you to remove any diseased or infested plant material away from the garden; jerks like this one will make their homes in your soil so they can come visiting again next year.

Donate your extra harvest and support us in stopping hunger in our Community through our already stretched Ajax charities during this difficult year. If you are unable to harvest, we can help

What's makes your garden magical?

Since this is the year of the garden insect, let's get interactive! Everyone share their best tip for dealing with bugs!Since this is the year of the garden insect, let's get interactive! Everyone share their best tip for dealing with bugs!

Squash bug nymphs found on a squash leaf earlier this evening. If you find a squash, zucchini or cucumber leaf that looks brown and dying, carefully cut it off the plant and take it away from your plot so as not to spread whatever the plant is suffering from to your other crops. It's a great idea to always bring a plastic bag with you to remove any diseased or infested plant material away from the garden; jerks like this one will make their homes in your soil so they can come visiting again next year.

One of our residents seems to be enjoying Melanie's beans very much!

You may have noticed a long green bag hanging from the member's shed, south side. It's a pheremone-based trap for Japanese Beetles, and there is also a second trap located about halfway down our southern border. These were put up less than 48 hours ago, and as you can see they are definitely doing their job!