A Bountiful Harvest Festival
Coming Sunday, October 23 at 11 a.m. This year, we will celebrate both this season's Good News Garden harvest and the Ingathering of...
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Elaine Johnson
Oct 7, 20222 min read
Thank God for Bugs
Even as the plants in the Good News Garden succumb to the cooler temperatures and shorter daylight hours of autumn, our giant marigolds...
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Elaine Johnson
Sep 30, 20221 min read
The September Garden
After four months of growth and abundance, the Good News Garden is slowing down. The cucumber vines and the jungle of tomato plants --...
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Elaine Johnson
Sep 15, 20222 min read
Blossoms and Bees
The Good News Garden seems to betray a strong preference for yellow. As in: yellow tomato blossoms, yellow zucchini blossoms and yellow...
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Elaine Johnson
Sep 15, 20221 min read
The Gardeners' Dilemma
The GNG teams wrestle with this question every week: Harvest today or leave it for the other team?
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Elaine Johnson
Sep 6, 20223 min read
Tomato Season
If you're one of the millions of Americans who take infinite pleasure from a fresh tomato-and-basil pasta sauce, a juicy BLT or a simple...
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Elaine Johnson
Sep 2, 20221 min read
The August Garden
Here's a roundup of activity in the Good News Garden during August. The goal is to keep track of our planting timetable and yields...
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Elaine Johnson
Aug 25, 20222 min read
Native Plant Garden Blooms
While St. Andrew's Good News Garden is the focus of this blog, we can't overlook the slice of Illinois prairie that beckons everyone who...
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Elaine Johnson
Aug 24, 20223 min read
Humming Along
Thanks to Dellana for spotting this tiny pollinator in the Good News Garden. For those of us who make every effort to lure these...
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Elaine Johnson
Aug 19, 20222 min read
Perfectly Imperfect
Earlier this summer, while slicing strawberries for a special-occasion shortcake, I grew increasingly annoyed. First one box, then the...
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Elaine Johnson
Aug 17, 20221 min read
A Thief in the Night
The Monday gardening team discovered the evidence as soon as they walked through the gate. The burgeoning bean patch, so healthy and...
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Elaine Johnson
Aug 16, 20221 min read
Second Seeding
When a prolific plot of beans signaled it was done after producing several pounds of green goodness, Good News Gardeners had a decision...
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Elaine Johnson
Aug 8, 20221 min read
Portraits From the Garden
We are deep into the Dog Days of summer and that means our donations to the Downers Grove Area FISH pantry and the Downers Grove Public...
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Elaine Johnson
Aug 3, 20222 min read
Carrots in the Round
As any child who has seen the Peter Rabbit books knows, carrots are long, orange, conical vegetables topped by lacy green leaves. Except...
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Elaine Johnson
Jul 30, 20221 min read
The July Garden
Here's a roundup of activity in the Good News Garden during July. The goal is to keep track of our planting timetable and yields...
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Elaine Johnson
Jul 29, 20222 min read
St. Andy's vs. the Aphids
Good News Gardeners are facing off against a nearly invisible foe that is attempting to suck the life out of our gorgeous tomato plants....
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Elaine Johnson
Jul 22, 20221 min read
Our Garden in the News
The Good News Garden was featured July 21 on the front page of the Downers Grove edition of the Suburban Life newspaper. The article and...
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Elaine Johnson
Jul 13, 20223 min read
Making the Most of Chard
While most of us are well acquainted with leafy green vegetables such as lettuce, spinach and kale, chard may be a bit of a mystery. Also...
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Elaine Johnson
Jul 6, 20221 min read
The June Garden
Here's a roundup of activity in the Good News Garden during June. The goal is to keep track of our planting timetable and yields...
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Elaine Johnson
Jun 23, 20222 min read
The Mission of the GNG
Our Good News Garden is now in its second year of providing freshly grown vegetables to the community. It's also one of dozens of similar...
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