At this work party we had 9 volunteers who contributed 27.5 hours between them.

We focused on weeding and root pruning 1-gallon pots. We also had a little ceremony to celebrate and thank our 3 volunteers form Taiwan who were attending their final work party!

What we accomplished:

• We weeded and fertilized 370 1-gallon seedlings!

At this event we had four volunteers contribute just over 11hrs of work.

We also had a visitor, Barb from the Habitat Acquisition Trust, come by to receive a gift of a seedling. She was generous enough to donate her time at our AGM and give a fascinating presentation on land covenants for GOMPS members in attendance.

In total we:

• weeded, mulched and fertilized 100 1-gallon pots
• weeded and fertilized 55 1-gallon pots
• weeded, root pruned and fertilized 23 1-gallon pots

At this event we had 8 volunteers and contributed 22 hours of work between us.

The three sisters visiting from Taiwan, Cathy, Rebecca and Ruby, attended their third and final work party with us! It seems that they would keep coming back if their visit to our city wasn't rapidly coming to an end. They were absolute naturals with the work, even though they'd never had their hands in the soil before! We will miss having them at the nursery and wish them safe travels into the future.

What we accomplished:

• weeded and mulched 37 isolated seedlings
• weeded, mulched and fertilized 80 5- and 10-gallon pots
• weeded, mulched and fertilized 256 1-galon seedlings
  

At this work party we had 7 volunteers are we contributed a total of 21.5 hours of work.

This was the last event Joanna, one of our most dedicated volunteers, will be able to attend as she is moving out of the province. Joanna, thank you for all your hard work and we will miss you dearly!

In terms of wildlife, we had a very close encounter with a Pacific Chorus Frog, a native tree frog in our region, who can be seen in the photos below. What a cutie!

Lots of weeding and re-weeding again this week...

What we accomplished:

• We weeded mulched two 2" styroblocks
  
• We weeded and mulched twenty 4" styroblocks
  
• We weeded, mulched and fertilized fifty-one 5-gallon and 10-gallon pots
  
• We weeded and mulched ten 1-gallon pots
  
• We weeded fifteen 1-gallon pots
  

At this work party we had 8 volunteers and we contributed 24 hours of work between us.

We saw potter bee clay pots (their houses) on the site of a 1-gallon pot, which was super neat and you can see this in the photos below.

What we accomplished:

• 270 4" seedlings weeded
• 775 2" seedlings weeded
• 110 4" seedlings mulched and fertilized
• 148 1-gallon pots weeded, mulched and fertilized
• 48 1-gallon pots had weed seed heads removed
• all new mulched plants were watered

At this work party we had 9 volunteers and we contributed 26.5 hours between us.

We had three new volunteers today, sisters from Taiwan who got their hands in the soil for the first time. Thank you for your amazing work, Cathy, Ruby and Rebecca!

What we accomplished:

• we weeded the remaining seedlings in 4" styroblocks
• we mulched 195 4" seedlings
• we fertilized 450 4" seedlings
• we weeded 675 of our 2" seedlings
• we weeded 150 1-gallon seedlings
  

At this work party we had 3 volunteers contribute a total of 9 volunteer hours.

We are pleased to announce that even more of our acorns have sprouted! Hopefully all will be sprouted soon.

What we accomplished:

• we weeded, mulched and fertilized 300 of the 4" seedlings
• we weeded, mulched and fertilized 45 of the most overgrown 1-gallon pots
  

At this work party we had 8 volunteers contribute a total of 22.5 hours.

As you'll see our nursery area has now doubled in size: we now have a second strip of landscaping cloth with a separate irrigation system!

As always we kept a watchful eye on the spring planted acorns for new growth.

What we accomplished:

• 64 of the 5-gallon and 10-gallon seedlings were moved up onto pallets in the new irrigation area
• 20 of these pots were mulched with sawdust and fertilized with a new summer fertilizer
• 630 of the 2" seedlings were weeded and fertilized
• 540 of the 4" seedlings were weeded

At this work party we had 4 volunteers and contributed 12 hours of work between us.

More and more of the acorns planted this spring were sprouting!

What we accomplished:

• we weeded approximately 440 of the 1-gallon pots
• we moved the remaining 1-gallon pots up onto pallets (1000+ in total)

At this work party we had 8 volunteers contribute a total of 21.5 hours of work.

We were very excited to see that acorns planted on the May 5th work party were already spouting!

What we accomplished:

• we weeded between 500 and 600 of the 1-gallon pots and moved them from the landscaping cloth up onto pallets
• we added 6 more pallets onto the landscaping cloth to support pots (this allows for air pruning of the seedling roots)
• we watered the newly sprouted seedlings and the acorns by hand to encourage their growth