Hello Members:

Work Party: – Saturday, September 4 from 7:30 – 9:30am.  Get your Community Service hours completed early.  Don’t wait until the end of the year and we need your help now! As a reminder, the garden is closed during the work party and only participants are allowed in the garden until 9:30am.  If interested, please sign up by responding to this email so we can plan accordingly.

Dirt Pile: Do not add dirt to the manure corners!  Extra dirt removed from your plot goes into the DIRT PILE on the southwest side of the garden. You can take dirt or leave dirt from plot Q-14, clearly marked with signage.  If you are making raised beds, consider using dirt from the Dirt Pile and amend it.  Dirt is dirt – it’s what you put into it and how you care for the dirt that makes it fertile.

Garden Share Area: – Also in the SW Corner Behind the Manure/Next to Dirt Plot.  You can take materials left there or you can leave USEFUL materials you no longer want.  Do not leave junk, like sticks, rusty fencing, etc. — discard any junky items.  Many people put the tomato cages there and if so are available for anyone else to take.

The other 3 corners of the garden are to be only used for administrative uses such as wheelbarrow parts, border boards, food bank items, etc.  Do not leave or take items from these locations.

Fall is Coming: Hard to believe but Fall is just around the corner. Therefore, it is time to begin to clean our your plots of dying, rotted plants and vegetables.  Old overgrown plants are a perfect harbor for critters to hide under and develop nests (also under composter and storage bins). Begin trimming and even removing plants. Depending on the weather, you can start planting some winter crops in mid-late September. The deadline for full winter planting is November 15 along with removal of tomatoes, eggplants and peppers to reduce spread of disease – no exceptions.
Thanks to our Butterfly Garden Tenders: We have a group of four gardeners who have been caring for the butterfly garden all summer.  It is coming to a close and will be cleaned up to prep for a new spring garden.  Here is a photo of the group that cares for the BF garden.  L to R:  Carolyn Wack, Randi Gibson and Rita Santos-Oyama; not pictured is Jacqueline Fuller.  Thanks to these wonderful gardeners for their contribution.

Happy Gardening!

Kathy and Carol