Gateway Community Garden

06/01/2025

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03/14/2025

02/21/2024

03/25/2023

Companion planting herbs is an excellent natural way to keep away unwanted pests and also encourage growth. 🍃🌿It’s a win-win situation!

Consider some of these herb companion planting tips when planning your herb and vegetable garden.

https://gardentherapy.ca/companion-planting-herbs/

03/17/2023

🌳🌱🌿🪴🌾🌻🌞 We've got the Mead Seed Library restocked for Saturday's WinterGreen Festival! Join us as we prepare for spring with free green-themed activities and workshops for all ages throughout the day, including programs on gardening, cooking, beekeeping and and more.

And don't forget to pick up free seeds from the seed library (available anytime the library is open)!

✅ View the full schedule at: www.meadpl.org/wintergreen-2023

03/16/2023

Before you can start with numbers, you need to know your goals. How many vegetables you need per person will vary greatly depending on how you intend to use them! If you’re just getting started, you may just be looking to include some more vegetables into your daily diet.

https://gardentherapy.ca/how-many-vegetable-plants-per-person/?fbclid=IwAR1NzZg8fB8mA9OEptq14bZ3qlWzaED5mTzQOxjRtBomV24YTnOJQogvZ9I

When making garden plans, it can be difficult to determine how many vegetable plants per person to grow. Here are my tips!

01/18/2023

If you are just starting out gardening can be kind of intimidating. What kind of tools to use? What to plant? How do you plant? There can be a lot of questions if you haven’t had any experience growing plants. The good news is gardening can be very simple.

Designing A Garden For Beginners If you are just starting out gardening can be kind of intimidating. What kind of tools to use? What to plant? How do you plant? There can be a lot of questions if you haven’t had any experience growing plants. The good news is gardening can be very simple. The key ...

02/14/2022

Hello Fellow Gardeners,

Hope all is well with you and you are staying nice and warm. Just a few short months until we can be gardening again!

If you would like to sign up to rent a plot, send an email to:
[email protected]

Warm regards,
Elaine

03/29/2021

UW-Extension has a planting guide to help you figure out when to plant in the Madison area, based on the vegetable. However, if you live in a different region, those dates may be different.

According to the USDA, Wisconsin falls in three of what are called "plant hardiness zones," which uses extreme low temperatures at a location to figure out which plants thrive where and when.

If you’re dreaming of fresh tomatoes, potatoes, cauliflower and kale in your backyard, you’re in luck — it’s vegetable gardening season.

04/05/2020

Time to plan