FUN PAGES
Here you will find a fun way
to learn about starting and caring
for your own garden in Gloucester!
Click the pictures to see the pages.
Have fun!!
Right click the icon to download a pdf of all four fun pages! 
Facts for Gloucester, MA
Plant Hardiness Zones 6-7
Frost Dates - Barbara, the owner of Goose Cove Gardens, has seen a killing frost as late as May 15! So don’t put out the tender summer crops (tomatoes, eggplants, etc.) until after Memorial Day weekend. Early, cool weather crops (lettuce, peas, etc.) can go in around mid April. Pick the last of your summer crops by early/mid October and get ready for a killing frost by the end of October.
RESOURCES
Local Seeds, Seedlings, Garden Supplies & Organic Fertilizer
Wolf Hill Home and Garden Center
Mail-away Seeds and Garden Supplies
Johnny’s Selected Seeds Pinetree Garden SeedsSoil Testing
UMass Extension Soil Testing(For lead as well as general soil analysis)
Lumber and Building Supplies
Ace Hardware Building Center of Gloucester Timberline EnterprisesCompost
Brick Ends FarmResources/Partners
The Food Project, Inc. The Open Door Riverdale Park Residents’ GroupOrganic Gardening & Food Preservation Resources
Mother Earth NewsHarvesting Resources
Tufts New Entry Sustainable Farming ProjectLocal artist, Phoebe Potts, created the FUN PAGES! She has been a Gloucester Backyard Grower since 2009. The potatoes of 2009 are her greatest growing accomplishment to date, as well as convincing a toad to live in the Brussels sprouts. Phoebe’s work can be found here: www.phoebepotts.com.