Volunteer Opportunities From: Volunteer Fishers

Do you love gardening? The Hamilton County Master Gardeners Association is seeking volunteers to help with the Giving Garden located on the grounds of Christ the Savior Lutheran Church, 10500 E 126th Street, Fishers, IN. Volunteers are needed to assist with the following:

September – October - November   Harvesting, weeding, garden clearance (scouts), composting, cover crop planting, hardware removal, manure fertilizing, path maintenance, weed tarp application, inventory supplies, evaluate fabric and equipment, close irrigation system.  Harvest seeds.  Secure co-chairs and crop captains for next year.  Elementary school students’ visits.  Annual HCMGA committee reviews.   December – January – February – March   Order seeds, nursery services, supplies and equipment.  Off-season maintenance.  Cover crop mowing.  Move, remove weed control tarps and landscape fabric for new season.  Apply compost, manure fertilizer and pre-emergent herbicide as required.  Volunteer recruitment.    April – May – Early June   Prepare planting rows: tilling, mulch, landscape fabric, initial weeding.  Set up hardware, fencing, row covers and irrigation system.  Plant seeds, sets and seedlings (student help).  Monitor and adjust irrigation, fertilizer, weed and pest control.  Hand water as needed.  Thin and trim plantings.  Weed.  Early harvesting, packing, weighing, and delivery begins.  Attach plants to hardware.  Label rows.  Host church gardener question days.  Volunteer recruitment.  Elementary school students’ visits.   June – July – August   Monitor and adjust irrigation, fertilizer, pest control, hardware, fences, and row covers.  Thin and trim plants, amend mulch, weed, main harvesting and composting.  Host garden visit day(s).  Volunteer recruitment.  Senior center visits.  Church gardener question days.

We have the following opportunities available:

Sunday, March 21, 1 - 5 pm: Plots 4 & 5 install cattle panels, place landscape fabric, plant seeds, mulchSaturday, March 28, 12 - 4 pm: Place landscape fabric, plant seeds, mulch, inspect & repair perimeter fencingSaturday, April 4, 12 - 4 pm: Place landscape fabric, plant seeds, mulch, organize shedSaturday, April 11, 12 - 4 pm: Weed, plant, mulchSaturday, April 18, 12 - 4 pm: Weed, plant mulchSaturday, April 25, 12 - 4 pm: Weed, plant, mulchBeginning Monday, April 27 through Thursday, October 15Every Monday and Wednesday 8 - 11 am, and Thursdays 4 - 6 pm: Harvest, weed, plant maintenance, deliver to food pantries