Workday Thursday, May 22

Dear Gardeners,
We had a lovely sale for plants and compost and great weather for growing and transplanting. We've had several sightings of scarlet tanagers near the Eagle Heights shed so we are hoping they will nest nearby. The males are brilliant orange/red with black wings. Some of the robin's nests have hatchlings already and all the bird parents are very busy. 
Thursday evening from 5 pm to 8 pm, we'll have a workday at University Houses gardens to fix up the paths and the common planting areas. Please reply if you are interested in working this opportunity and I'll get you more details.
Now that the water is on, please be considerate with water use. Don't leave the water on unnecessarily and return your hoses to your plots and out of the paths. At least 8 to 10 gardeners use the same faucets so sharing the hoses and being careful of the plumbing system is important. Remember that the water lines are only every other row so the gardeners behind you need the space between plots to get to water. Leave at least 6 inches on your side of the plot boundary for this access.
Adam and Will are going to be mowing starting this week so please get everything out of the paths (rocks, sticks, tomato cages, etc.). These are hazards for the mowers and the equipment as well as making the paths difficult for wheelbarrows and other gardeners. Hoses left in the paths are likely to get nicked in the mowing so be sure they are inside plot boundaries. Anything left outside the plots is likely to be removed so that we can do the mowing and other gardeners can get to their plots.
There is a little compost still to be sold but we are working on when that might be happening. More information soon.
The weeds have really started growing so I hope you have had a chance to get working on them. Warm weather is in the forecast so I hope that your seeds are sprouting, you've met your neighbors and that the gardens are a happy place for you to spend time,
Gretel, Garden Registrar