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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

From the Gardens Registrar:  Water in the Gardens!; Sunday Events at Eagle Heights; What to Plant Now; Cancellation Policy


Hello Gardeners,

WATER! – Water is now on at Eagle Heights! And it will be on shortly at University Houses.

Lots of things going on at Eagle Heights this Sunday:

WORKDAY AT EAGLE HEIGHTS  – This Sunday, April 28, we will hold a workday at Eagle Heights, from 10am – 1pm. The task will be organizing the garden shed to prepare for electrical installation, followed by loading and delivering compost to plots. (see Compost and Row Cover, below.) Here’s the link to sign up for the workday: https://doodle.com/poll/hn2qu6cg5y9axc74  

COOL WEATHER PLANT SALE – Our cool weather plant sale will be held on Sunday, April 28, from 11am – 1pm, near the Eagle Heights shed. Plants that Scott Williams will sell will include: broccoli, red and green cabbage, Brussels sprouts, napa cabbage, lettuce, sage, marjoram, kale (several varieties), collards, parsley – both curly and flat leaf, and bok choi. He hopes to also be able to bring plants from his fields, including rhubarb, chives, thyme, alpine strawberries, violas, and pansies.

By the way, we need two volunteers to help Scott on Sunday morning, starting at 9am or 9:30, and going until Noon or 12:30. This constitutes a workday. Please let me know if you’re interested.

COMPOST AND ROW COVER – Along with the plant sale, we will also be selling excellent compost from the UW West Ag Station. The price will be $5 for a 2/3 cartload, delivered to your Eagle Heights plot. (We’ll try to make arrangements soon to get compost to UH gardeners.) Also, row cover will be on sale, at $5 per piece. Payment should be in cash, and exact change would be appreciated. (If you prefer to write a check, make it payable to Division of University Housing.)

WHAT TO PLANT (AND NOT PLANT) NOW – We will still have some cold nights and possible frost for a few more weeks. This is a good time to plant lettuce, radishes, carrots, beets, kohlrabi, peas, cabbage and their relatives), kale, chard, and other greens. It is too early to plant beans; beans not only are sensitive to frost, but they also need warm soil to germinate and grow. It is waaaay too early to plant tomatoes outside. Wait until mid-May for beans, tomatoes, summer and winter squash, cucumbers, and melons. Peppers and eggplants like really warm temperatures, so those shouldn’t be planted outside until late May or even early June.

CANCELLATION POLICY – Around this time of year, I often get emails from people who have taken a garden plot, and have just found out they won’t be in Madison this summer. If this has happened to you, please let me know as soon as you find this out. I will get you a refund, and assign your plot to someone else. The last couple of years, we’ve made May 1 the deadline for refund requests, but since it’s been a late spring, I am going to relax the deadline a little. But absolutely no refunds after May 31.

If you have a friend who wants to take your garden, let me know that too. We don’t have a waiting list yet, so I’m happy to transfer your plot to someone you know. I will have your friend fill out an application, and then I’ll assign them the plot. But please do not arrange this without involving me.

Happy Gardening,
Kathryn

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