Raspberry Canes Wanted

If anyone is thinning their raspberry patch and has extra canes available, please contact me.  Carol 250-246-3699 or seaspray@telus.net

Thanks.

Forbes Hall Volunteers Update

Hello 

What a great start to the assistance by volunteers on the Forbes Hall Project!

The volunteers kept Chad Kerr on his toes keeping them all busy.

As volunteer coordinator I've been asked to keep track of volunteers & their donated hours & then send a weekly report to Chad Kerr of Poirier Custom Homes. A big applause and thank you’s to all those who have taken the time to help out at Forbes Hall. The volunteers have accumulated a whopping 50 hours from Friday 17th to Friday 24th. 

This coming week there aren’t any jobs for volunteers, as the site ramps up getting ready for a large concrete pour later in the week. 

Please note: the Staining Project is still being organized, and will start to happen soon.  We’ll be in touch.

Thanks for everything! 

Greg Gall

note: translated from the original, in Bugs Bunny-speak, by Editor :)

Jollity Farm Plant Shop News - Week of April 26 to May 2

Thank you everyone for adjusting to the new plant ordering system and being respectful of physical distancing at the farm. We are glad you can join us and visit with each other even if it's a little further away. As we are unable to mix and match flats in quite the same way as years past, we are trying to order full flats as much as possible. You can still make requests for smaller numbers and 1/2 flats, and we'll do our best to group orders together. 

We appreciate your interest in garden soil. Pricing info and delivery dates are coming soon!

Impatiens will not be available again this season as there has been a massive crop failure due to downy mildew which a few growers are challenged with this year. 

Tomatoes are coming soon!

You know it's the right time to plant tomatoes & other heat loving vegetables when the last snow is gone from Mt. Sicker (so we are still a week or two away). Our greenhouse is full of hundreds of beautiful tomato plants, so stay tuned for this year's list. 

Here is a selection of what's available this week. The sooner our order is in, the more chance we have of getting a good selection. Larger 1 & 5 gallon perennial plants plus trees & shrubs are available by request. You ask and we'll seek. If possible, please submit your orders by midday Monday.

2" Annuals (min. 6) $2/each or $60/flat of 32

Lantana - beautiful mixed colours!

Nemesia - Sunshine, Dark Blue & Banana Swirl

Felicia - Forever Blue

Diascia - My Darling Peach (one of our favourites) & My Darling Berry

Fuchsia - Assorted

Verbena - Empress Peach, Empress Burgundy, Violet Blue

Setcreasea (Purple Heart) - Beautiful contrast plant!

Calibrachoa (all colours!) sunset colours your choice

Cuphea -Tiny Mice

4" Premium or Tuberous Begonias $4.50 each or $40/flat of 10

Whopper Red or Whopper Rose

Tuberous - Pink, White, Yellow, Red, Pink

4" Perennials $4/each (min.3) or $60/flat of 18

Hardy Fuchsia - Alice Hoffman, Snowcap, Versicolour

Thymus (ground cover - mixed flat) - Lemon Variegated, Coccineus red, Doone valley, Elfin, Highland Cream, Silver King, Wooly

Lithadora - Graceward, White Star

Papaver - Garden Gnome, Royal Wedding

Aubrieta (cascades of colour!) - Blue & Purple Cascade, Audrey Pink & Blue Shades

Aquilega (Columbine) - Origami mixed colours

Armeria - Nifty Thrifty or Dusseldorf Pride

Achillea (Yarrow) - Terracotta

Campanula - Dickson's Gold, Persicifolia Blue

Phlox - Subulata Candy Stripe or Oakington Blue, Scarlet Flame, Younique Orange or Red

Lupin - all colours!

*****

1 Gal Lavender $11/each Anouk Purple Crown Hidcote (English)

Place orders with Elisabeth at info@jollityfarm.ca or call 250.416.6736 or 250.415.0101(mobile)

In Search Of...

outdoor turkey deep fryer.      Also, discarded laundry sink or deep sink. 

darsenau@gmail.com

Diane and Rod

Keeping It Clean...Soaps for Sale

I have had quite a few questions about what soap I have available.

Check out the list below and follow Dancing Dragonfly Soapworks on facebook.  Soaps are 3/$20 cash or etransfer and contactless pickup is available.  If you are quarantined or unable to pick up I can deliver.  

To order call 250-246-3699 or email seaspray@telus.net

Sweet birch, lime and honey

Lavender

Oatmeal honey goats milk

Calendula poppyseed

Gardeners’ soap (scented, contains pumice)

Handymans’ soap (scented, contains pumice)

Lavender mint

Rose

Key lime

Mocha java

Retro (patchouli blend)

Charcoal, tea tree and eucalyptus

Lemongrass lavender

Oatmeal, anise and honey

Coconut rosemary

Dirty dog (cedar and tea tree)

Frankincense and myrrh

Salt bars...unscented patchouli rain, citrus breeze

Comfrey salve

Arnica salve

Calendula dandelion salve

Thetis Thieves Oil

Carol

For Sale

1/ Rocking Chair, obtained from Camp Columbia, $20.00

2/ Antique chair on casters, $80.00 obo

If interested give me a dingle

Chris 250 246 9942

For Sale

4 bike drop hitch bike rack. - $75.00

Text 250-252-0699

Chris Fordham

Crab Trap

Does anyone have a small legal crab trap I could buy or borrow?

Staying home has become a habit I quite enjoy and I don't want to leave this island to go buy one new.

E-mail elite01@shaw.ca

Thank you

Elite

What's Fresh @ Jollity Farm?

Open Saturday 10-1

Please respect physical distancing and ogle baby goats or busy chickens while you wait your turn. If it's raining, please drive on up. There is room for 4 people at a time under cover.

If you've ordered plants this week, please come by to collect your order. There are also extra bedding plants available to browse, as well plus a few unique perennials.

SALAD!

It's the first week of salad greens with a limited qty available.

Email info@jollityfarm.ca to reserve, or text Elisabeth 250.415.0101

$5/bag

HABITAT CO-OP MEAT PRODUCTS

Turkey Broth

Turkey Breast (roast size)

Cooking Lard

Goat Pepperoni

Kunekune Sausage

Forbes Hall Volunteers Update

Howdy friends and neighbors.

Today ends the first full week of our volunteers working with Porier Custom Homes and it has been great fun working together and watching things progress towards our common goal. 

From my volunteer coordinator view point " my limited eyesight as it is" it seems that construction errors, oversights within the drawings etc, generate a few surprises that arise and need to be dealt with as things move forward. It is great to see Michel and crew figure out the various issues with the other parties engaged in the halls construction and make alternate plans. With that scenario it becomes difficult to know exactly what we can help with tomorrow but by the time we arrive yesterday's issues seen to be solved and they become today's project. 

All that to say if you have some time you would like to offer, let me know I'll communicate with Chad your availability, we are most likely to be put to work at something on site. 

It's great quite a number have volunteered for the staining project that is awaiting an empty stall to be done within. I will most certainly communicate its launch when it's ready.

We are currently just about finished the rebar across the front and left side. At this point, I've not discovered if the forming around the right side (kitchen library end) does or does not require more rebar.

"Us 'wabbits' sure can get da' Fudd a hoppin'!!"

"Til' Iz' hears from da Fudd" (aka Chad)

"Allz' I haz' ta' sayz iz', 

What's up Doc???" 

&

"Dat's all for now folks"

"Hope yaz' enjoyed da' show!!"

Greg

Thank You...

A thank you to whoever has created all the tiny works of art that are tucked away on the Fairyslipper Trail.  We look for them each time we walk and are always delighted to discover a new one.  Faces and sentiments - they are all appreciated and enjoyed.

Pat English

Delivery Day Reminder from Jollity Farm

Please leave your totes and/or coolers to receive your grocery, local milk, bagel & egg deliveries today between 5-7:30 pm. 

Listen up for a friendly honk or text when your order has been delivered. 

This week's route:

Blue Heron > Foster Point > Forbes Rd > Meadow Valley > Hollyberry > Sunrise > Pilkey Point

Thank you from

Elisabeth & Noah