Hello Gardeners,
THE LAST TOMATOES - It’s probably time to pick the
last of your tomatoes, if you’ve haven’t already done so. I think the frost
will hold off for another week or two, but things can change suddenly this time
of year. With day-length and temperatures going down steadily, plus lots of
cloudy days, ripening is about coming to an end anyway. So pick them and sort
through them.
If you have tomatoes
that are rock-hard and have no hint of color at the blossom end, you’ll need to
use them now, as is. So fry them up, or make pickles, salsa, or jam out of
them. Here’s a collection of recipes for green tomatoes: http://tipnut.com/green-tomato-recipes/
For the tomatoes that
look like they might ripen, you can leave them on the kitchen counter, and let
nature take its course. But you can speed up the process by putting the
tomatoes in a bag or cardboard box with a ripening banana. The banana will emit
ethylene gas, which will help to ripen the tomatoes. Keep checking on them,
take out any that are rotting, and use them as soon as they’re ripe. Here’s an
article with more details: http://www.wikihow.com/Ripen-Green-Tomatoes
RENEWING YOUR PLOT
FOR 2018 – The
2018 applications will be available on our website beginning on December 15. We
will also have applications at the front office of the Eagle Heights Community
Center. Fees will (I think) be the same as this year, and the application will
be pretty much the same as this year’s. If you enjoyed your garden plot this
year, and want to renew it, fill out the application and mail it in or drop it
off, along with a check for the fees. It will also be possible for you to fill
in the application on-line and email it to me (we hope.) But you will still
need to get me the check before I can process the application. The deadline for
the applications and payments will be February 15. Please note that if you did
not do a workday this year or pay for the no-workday option, you will not be
able to renew your plot until you’ve paid the $32, plus a $20 late fee. (So
please don’t put this off. See below.)
If you want to garden
again next year, but you don’t want to renew the same plot, please indicate
that on the application, and give me an idea of a location you’d prefer. I’ll
try to find you a plot that will work better for you. Once the February 15
deadline has passed, and I have all the returning gardeners settled, then I will
start assigning plots to new gardeners.
WORKDAY PAYMENTS – We will still have more workdays
this month and next before the season is over, but in case you’ve realized that
you’re never going to get around to doing a workday, please go ahead and pay
for the no-workday option now. It’s $32, and should be in the form of a check
made payable to Division of University Housing. You can drop it off at the
Community Center, or mail it to Eagle Heights Gardens, 611 Eagle Heights,
Madison, WI 53705. Be sure to include a
note explaining what the check is for, and also include your plot number.
WORKDAY – This weekend’s workday will be
Sunday, October 15, from 9am – Noon,
at Eagle Heights. (Please note later start time.) The task will be clearing the
fruit trees for tubing. Please bring gloves – there are lots of thistles in the
tree lines. Here’s the link to sign up: https://doodle.com/poll/cqi5d8szuh3tp8q7
Happy gardening,
Kathryn
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