Hello Gardeners,
CORONAVIRUS PRECAUTIONS
– We still need to keep up our social distancing in the gardens and be careful
with the shared tools and carts. Remember – wash your hands with soap and water
before you come to the gardens, bring your own tools if possible; otherwise,
sanitize tool and cart handles before and after you use them, and/or use garden
gloves. And don’t come to the gardens if you’re feeling sick. We now have soap
at the Eagle Heights Gardens – at the sink next to the shed. Soap will be
coming soon to University Houses, and we will try to keep it stocked at both
gardens.
WATER - The water has been turned on in the Eagle
Heights Gardens. If water isn’t on yet at University Houses, it should be this
week. Of course, as soon as the water came on, the reports of leaks started. I believe
the leaks in the 1300s have been fixed now, but there are apparently also leaks
near 725 and 824. If you find another leak, let me know. At this point, due to
the virus, our garden workers are not allowed to work on-site, so we’re
dependent on the UW Plumbers to fix these.
Also, once the water is on at University Houses,
we will need to organize volunteers to bring out the hoses and hose reels. Let
me know if you’d like to help with that. Of course, it constitutes a workday.
HOSE ETIQUETTE
– Another sign that water is on, besides the reports of leaks, is that hoses
are now lying stretched out everywhere in the garden. Once the joy of water has
subsided a little, please remember the rules about hoses – hoses, when not in
use, must be stored in your plot, and must be disconnected from the faucets.
Hoses left in the paths are subject to confiscation, mutilation, and other
unspeakable horrors. DON’T leave your hose lying around in other gardeners’
way.
COOL WEATHER PLANT DELIVERY – If you have ordered any
cool weather plants from Garden to Be, please come to Eagle Heights this
Sunday, beginning at 8am, to pick them up. We will have volunteers assisting
you to find your plants and keep the correct social distances. If you will not
be able to get to the garden by 10:00 to claim your plants, please let me know –
we can put them temporarily in the shed, or we could bring them to your plot,
if you’re willing to take the risk of nice-looking plants sitting at your plot
unattended. If you haven’t placed an order, unfortunately, it’s no longer
possible to get plants delivered to the garden without charge.
COMPOST AND SEEDS – A number of gardeners have asked if we will be selling compost
this year, as we did last year. As with everything else this year so far, it
will all depend on when the current health restrictions are relaxed. We can’t
plan it or even consider it until we know when we will be able to have sales in
the garden again. Also, we still have lots more seeds, both for spring, and for
summer, but they are at the Community Center, which is closed. I hope we will
be able to bring some of those out to share with gardeners by middle or late
May, but for now, we’ll have to wait and see.
HERBS FOR SALE
– One of our gardeners also owns Harvest Moon Herb Farm, which has been growing
herbs for 20 years. She currently has a number of varieties of lavender, oregano, sage, rosemary, thyme,
stevia, and scented geraniums for sale. You can order by emailing jillsfarm@yahoo.com, and she will deliver
the plants to your plot. Plants are $4 each, or 3 for $10. You can find the
plant list and other information on their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/harvestmoonherbs/?eid=ARBsuZucmLnaMXXPBh9G96uX8hzwhMnQ2UDrqZR4uDAxkyslN4LC9vrl1wakxC78k_V5AMTcEkffNz-K
POTATO TIME
– Many of the gardeners are planting potatoes now – the middle of April is the time for southern
Wisconsin. Here is some information on when, how, and what varieties to plant: https://eatwisconsinpotatoes.com/spring-is-here-time-to-plant-your-potatoes/
Happy Gardening, and
Stay Safe,
Kathryn
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