Crete Community Garden

06/16/2026

Gardeners at the Community Garden or those with vegetable and flower gardens at home may benefit from resources from Nebraska Extension. Find info on home gardening, Master Gardener program, kids activities, and pollinators online:

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06/09/2026

04/27/2026

Before the needed rains hit this weekend, Doane University Football volunteers took just over an hour on a pleasant Friday evening to clean up the community garden for the season. Players and coaches prepared garden plots using both hand tools and a tiller, raked brush and pulled weeds, cleaned out and organized the garden shed, picked up sticks and trash, and prepared other areas for future maintenance. Their hard work and willingness to help out each spring is appreciated in order to make the garden a great space for residents to utilize during the growing season.

Thanks goes out to city departments for help in loading up and disposing of weeds and branches, transporting the tiller (graciously on loan from Crete Ace), rounding up extra garden tools for the cleanup, and turning on the water hydrant.

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04/14/2026

Crete Community Garden applications are available until June 1 for the 2026 season. Find more garden information and applications online or at City Hall.

Four garden plots have been reserved already and spring cleanup started this month.

Gardner applications available - 10th and Thornwood Ave (South of the intersection about a half block) City of Crete - Nebraska The garden is located in southwest Crete,  established in 2012 after land was donated to the City of Crete for the purpose of creating a community garden available to C...

05/23/2025

Crete Community Garden applications are available now until June 1 for the 2025 season. Find more garden information and applications online or at City Hall.

Gardner applications available - 10th and Thornwood Ave (South of the intersection about a half block) City of Crete - Nebraska The garden is located in southwest Crete,  established in 2012 after land was donated to the City of Crete for the purpose of creating a community garden available to C...

05/07/2025

Players and Coaches from the Doane University Football showed up in force on Tuesday evening and transformed the Crete Community Garden into a growing space ready for Spring. In about an hour, these volunteers completed pre-season preparations, including cleaning out brush and weeds, working the dirt in plots with rakes, running a tiller, trimming grass and weeds, picking up sticks, rebuilding compost bins, and cutting out unwanted growth from other corners of the garden. Thank you Tigers for helping start the garden season for Crete residents! Additional thanks to the Public Works Departments for use of wheelbarrows, transporting the tiller (graciously on loan from Crete ACE), and getting the garden water turned on for the season. Friends of the garden also loaned a few leaf rakes for the evening.

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Interested Crete gardeners can find more information and garden applications online or at City Hall. No plots will be assigned after June 1. https://www.crete.ne.gov/vnews/display.v/SEC/Departments%7CParks%20%26%20Recreation%3E%3ECommunity%20Garden

05/01/2025

Crete Community Garden applications are available now until June 1 for the 2025 season. Find more garden information and applications online or at City Hall.

https://www.crete.ne.gov/vnews/display.v/SEC/Departments%7CParks%20%26%20Recreation%3E%3ECommunity%20Garden

06/04/2024

04/29/2024

Looking for garden resources? Check out Crete Public Library, sign up for a free library card, and search the catalog for garden guides, how-to books, and advanced gardening resources. https://www.crete.ne.gov/vnews/display.v/SEC/Library

And find information and programming from University of Nebraska Extension:

04/29/2024

Rain, mud, and general soggy conditions didn't deter the Doane University Football team from a morning of service this weekend at the Crete Community Garden. They completed pre-season preparations, including working the dirt in plots, cleaning out brush and weeds, trimming grass, and picking up sticks and branches. Their efforts will help with a strong start to the season for local gardeners. Thank you Tigers! Doane University Doane Tiger Athletics

Interested Crete gardeners can find more information and garden applications online. Approved gardeners can begin working their plot on May 1. No plots will be assigned after June 1.