Page 4 - Abacoa Community News - October '21

Page 4, Abacoa

NeighbOrhOOd News

Abacoa Community Garden

Who said you can’t grow things in the summer in Soon, it will be individual beds ($30/
Florida? Just look at what the members have been growing time to say goodbye half; $60/whole). Please
in the Abacoa Community Garden. to the summer garden check the box on the
Okra does beautifully during this hot weather. For and start on the “cool” membership form if you
many, okra may be an acquired taste that is better weather veggies such want to get on the waiting
appreciated as one (a person that is) gets older. The pods as lettuce, radishes, list. Forms are available
are best eaten when small and young. If you don’t like collards and the like. in the garden mailbox at
eating okra, you can always use it as a decoration in a Come join us. The 1022 Community Drive
display! Really, the large ones dry well and add interest 2021/22 season began or can be downloaded at
to a bouquet. Aug. 1 and we are www.abacoa.com under
The sunflowers have been spectacular. Rivaling Jack about to begin our fall clubs/groups. Come visit,
and the Beanstalk are the mammoth sunflowers. They are planting. Membership especially on Saturday
so tall they can be seen from miles away. Well, not quite, is $40 per household. morning. We are all
but they are easily over 6 feet with foot-wide flowers. Currently there is volunteers and welcome everyone! You can contact our
They dwarf the tallest of the garden members. Not to be a waiting list for Membership Chair Esther at efberkowitz@gmail.com.
forgotten are the beach sunflowers. These are native little
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we all love the huge avocados and loofas.

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