The garden is a Memorial Garden, a garden of benevolence, a garden of love. It is a gift to our community from the God of Love, Jesus the Christ. The first “seeds” for our garden have come from members of the congregation and a designation from the congregation’s memorial funds. These seeds have brought us to the beginning of a journey that will last for many years. Guided by the Holy Spirit we will plow forth until row upon row of our work is accomplished and our community is better nourished. The Lord invites you all to be part of His work on earth strengthening and feeding His children. The garden is made possible by generous donations from the community, and grants from the ELCA Domestic Hunger Grants, the Alaska Food Policy Council through the Municipality of Anchorage, the Alaska Women's Giving Circle, The Alaska Master Gardeners of Anchorage, the generous support by the congregation of Lutheran Church of Hope, and support from the Alaska Synod of the ELCA.

Food from the garden in 2019 was sent to Lutheran Social Services Food Pantry, the Tudor Road Gospel Rescue Mission, and to Bean's Cafe.

Sunday, November 28, 2021

The 2022 Season has Begun

 I know it seems early to be talking about the 2022 gardening season. Yet I have been studying seed catalogs for about 6 weeks. Have been deciding what to discontinue and what new things we should be the next experiment. Most of the last week has had single digit highs and below zero lows and I ordered seeds. Just about everything is on it's way for the new season. We will begin planting at the end of January and that's not very far away. Looking forward to getting my hands in the dirt again. The tentative schedule for 2022 plantings follows.


Jan 29        Petunias, lobelia, leeks, and onions


Feb 29        Peppers


Mar 19        Repot things planted on Jan 29.


April 9        Brassicas


April 30    Zukes


May 1        Begin hardening off, weather permitting


May 1-8    Till, potatoes and peas in the ground


May 15-21    Brassicas in the garden, peppers in the beds


May 22-28    Zukes in the ground and rest of the seeds planted.


May 29    Weeding begins


June 24    Harvest radishes and bok choi

Hopefully all will be well in 2022. Thanks for reading and stay safe. 

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  1. Julie RileyDecember 22, 2021 at 1:25 AM

    I've got Christmas on my mind and you're thinking of starting seeds. I love it! Glad to see you've included dates for flowers too.

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