Aetna Integrated Services Community Garden

05/06/2016

Today was a beautiful day for the Aetna Integrated Services staff to clean up the garden and get it ready for growing! Check out the before and after shots below. Many thanks to The Home Depot for making this possible with their generous donation of mulch and more.

Interested in a plot? Call us today at 614-246-8303 and ask for the Facilities Department.

04/11/2016

April Showers..... Look for exciting new things for the Community Garden coming soon!!!

02/22/2016

Won't be long now! We are less than a month away. March 20th is the beginning of Spring!

01/20/2016

We got a late start on winter this year which makes us even closer to the Spring gardening season! Everyone stay warm and safe.

10/13/2015

Happy Fall! We have had an enjoyable summer growing season and will be putting our Community Garden to rest on October 30 this year. Thanks for your participation and feel free to stop by anytime between now and the 30th to remove some plants and/or weeds! If you do help by pulling some weeds, just leave them lay beside the raised box and we will dispose of for you.

05/20/2015

We are off to a great start this year. We have such a variety growing already. Cabbage, Cucumber, Zucchini, Squash, Pumpkins, Rhubarb, Tomatoes, Peas, Bell Peppers, Banana Peppers, Herbs, and even Corn, Watermelon, and Cantaloupe. We are excited to see everything sprouting.

04/24/2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oiOme7CRXU

Take a look at Aetna's annual community garden clean up project!

04/13/2015

We are planning a company clean-up of our garden area on Friday 4/17/15. Once we have cleaned up the garden and tilled the planters they will be ready for use. If you would like to have a planter or multiple planters this year please contact us via our page, email: [email protected], phone: 614-246-8139, or by stopping by our office M-F 8am-5pm, . We look forward to hearing from you and hope you have a wonderful spring/summer.

03/28/2015

With the upcoming planting season we would like to have a prosperous crop. The past two years we have unfortunately battled with crop theft. While most of our gardeners are more than willing to share with each other and the community this does not excuse the theft that has occurred. We completely understand the frustration of nurturing a garden only to have someone else clean out of the bounty. We would like to hear thoughts on how to resolve this ongoing issue and possible solutions to help deter it. Please feel free to comment or send a private message we appreciate everyone's feedback.

02/26/2015

We have begun the planning process for the 2015 season. We will update everyone soon of how many planters will be available as well as the sign up process. Thank you for ensuring that our garden continues to grow and prosper. We are grateful for the community support.

02/17/2015

Planting season will be here before we know it!!! :) We have found a very useful tool that may come in use to the less experienced planters. This Planting Calendar was found on almanac.com

01/23/2015

Spring is only 55 days away. Which means planting season is also right around the corner. We found this article about cool weather crops that we thought would be great to share with all of our wonderful gardeners.

Saint Patrick's Day in mid March is the traditional go-ahead date for planting early spring crops. These include broccoli, cabbage, leeks, onion, peas, radishes, shallots, spinach and turnip. These plants are resistant to light frost but do not do well when prolonged periods of warm weather set in, so it is unwise to wait until all danger of frost has passed as you must do with other crops. Second plantings of these crops will mature before the first killing frost if planted in late summer when evening temperatures have begun to drop.

Read more : http://www.ehow.com/about_6105536_spring-vegetable-planting-schedule-ohio_.html