Hello Gardeners,
Emails from the Registar of the Eagle Heights Community Garden
Archive of Weekly emails sent from the Eagle heights Community Garden registrar.
Sunday, June 29, 2025
From the Registrar: June 29, 2025
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
From the Registrar: June 25, 2025
Hello Gardeners,
- Some varieties of invasive weeds are beginning to flower. It’s important to remove the flowers (and ideally the plants) before they produce seeds that can spread. Please look in your plot for Canada Thistle and Bindweed plants and remove them now:
- Bindweed has a small flower like a morning glory that’s white to light pink: https://authenticwisconsin.com/field_bindweed.html
- Potato beetles are beginning to spread in the gardens. Please remember to check your plants and remove insects, larvae, and eggs to prevent them from spreading into neighboring plots.
- Removing hiding places like weeds, brush, and containers. Keeping the ground exposed between your plants will leave the voles susceptible to predators like hawks.
- Preventing access with fencing, wire mesh, or using raised pots.
Friday, June 20, 2025
From the Registrar: June 20, 2025
Hello Gardeners,
- Paper bags and cardboard- These can work quite well to prevent weed growth when laid out over the soil.
- Straw- Organic straw can sometimes be difficult to find and is not always sold in stores. There are farmers in the area that sell this though, and they sometimes advertise online.
- Grass clippings- This can work well if there are not too many weeds in the grass that will spread to your garden. If used, grass clippings should not be spread too thickly while they are green.
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
From the Registrar: June 10, 2025
Hello Gardeners,
Workday opportunity: There will be a workday this Friday, 6/13 at University Houses Gardens from 9 am -12 pm. Four volunteers are needed. The group will meet at the UH garden shed at 9 am. The workday will be for weeding plots. Volunteers should wear long sleeves and bring gloves. Please email me if you’re interested and I will assign the spots in the order I receive replies.
Hoses in path: Please do not leave hoses lying in the path. The garden workers need be able to get through to mow. Stopping to disconnect and move hoses at Eagle Heights and return them to the reels/stands at University Houses takes a lot of extra time. Hoses can be difficult to see in the grass and are easily cut by the mower.
Thanks, and happy gardening,
Lily
Maintenance request form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScyjHBH_xBH229AVwmqTE-2L3znGrLwn3TNJfw2ri9T01MMfA/viewform
Previous emails: https://eagleheightsgardens.blogspot.com/
Gardening resources: https://eagleheightsgardens.org/gardens/organic-growing/
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
From the Registrar: June 4, 2025
Hello Gardeners,
- We observe the Preserve’s hours, which are 4 AM to 10 pm every day.
- Bikes are permitted on the garden paths, but not on the Nature Preserve paths.
- Dogs must always be on a leash everywhere in the Gardens and Preserve.
- Amplified sound is not permitted in the Preserve. Headphones must be used to listen to music.
- Nothing can be disposed of in the Preserve (like weeds), and nothing can be taken from the Preserve (like sticks).
- For additional information about Preserve rules please see their website: https://lakeshorepreserve.wisc.edu/visitor-etiquette/
Please note that any events that are held at the Gardens must be approved by both the Garden Committee and the Preserve.
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
From the Registrar: May 27, 2025
Hello Gardeners,