Hello Gardeners,
COMPOST SALE AT EAGLE HEIGHTS - We need to use up the compost, and many gardeners have inquired
about it, so we are going to hold a final (for this year) compost sale at Eagle
Heights this Sunday, June 9, from 10am – 11am ONLY. Get here early if you want
some – it won’t last long. Workday volunteers will again fill carts about 2/3
full, and deliver them to your garden plot, for the low low price of $5 per
load – cash and exact change preferred.
WORKDAY AT EAGLE HEIGHTS – We will also hold a workday this Sunday, June 9, from 9am –
Noon. Part of the workday will consist of filling and delivering carts of
compost to gardeners, but the other part of the task will be path maintenance. Gloves
are recommended. Here’s the link to sign up: https://doodle.com/poll/z69apm3d9ycfvt5h
PLANT SWAP AND SEED GIVE-AWAY – If you have extra garden plants to share, bring them to the
Garden Arbor Sunday morning. And stop by if you want to pick up a few more
plants for your plot. Also, we will have seeds for beans, summer and winter
squash, cucumbers, melons, and pumpkins to give away.
THE SHARE SHELVES ARE A MESS – Both gardens have share shelves near their entrances. These are
places you can leave extra plant pots, seeds, plants, and vegetables.
Also…..odd things. Bits of wire, broken tomato cages, single gardening gloves,
old toys, etc. It’s true that many of us gardeners are scroungers, and one
person’s junk may be just the thing someone else is looking for to complete a
project. But frankly, the share shelves are often filled with junk that
everyone considers junk. If you’re getting rid of something, and think it might
be of use to someone else, sure, go ahead and leave it on the share shelf. But,
if that object is still there a couple of days later, please toss it into the
dumpster.
WOOD CHIPS FOR UNIVERSITY HOUSES – We have not forgotten that the U
Houses Gardens have been out of wood chips for months. The road is firm enough
that delivery is no longer a problem. But we can’t control when one of our
sources for chips will have some to deliver to us. However, a plan is now
underway to get a delivery from Accurate Tree Service, hopefully in the next
week or so.
WATER PROBLEMS – At Eagle Heights, there has been
very little water pressure in the 1300’s. There is probably a seep from the
plumbing, so the water has been turned off until the problem can be fixed, we
hope by this weekend. Meanwhile, gardeners in the lower parts of the garden are struggling with standing water
in their gardens. Our previous Registrar has made some suggestions: raised beds
can help with soil drainage, as will poking holes deep in the clay in the paths
between the beds. You can add leaves and other organic materials to the beds
before planting them, and then don’t walk on them, so they will retain some
aeration. All of this is work, and it takes time to improve drainage. But as
she says, every part of the garden has different challenges.
GOOD SOURCE OF GARDEN
INFORMATION: GARDEN TALK – Every Friday morning, Larry
Meiller has a special feature called “Garden Talk” on his talk show on
Wisconsin Public Radio. Larry has a garden expert as his guest, and they take
calls from listeners with garden questions. The show is on from 11am – 12:30pm,
and the local WPR ideas station is 970AM.
RADISHES – What can you do with radishes besides carving them into
exquisite flowers for garnishes? You can actually eat them! Here are some
unusual ideas: https://www.epicurious.com/archive/blogs/editor/2014/04/the-tk-best-ways-to-eat-radishes.html
Happy Gardening,
Kathryn
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