Dear Gardeners,
We are having a really great year for weather with well-timed rains and warm temperatures. The abundance at the gardens is amazing with the beans, cucumbers and squash coming in and the spring vegetables still holding in there. Even the birds are nesting for second and third times with the favorable conditions.
Workday opportunity:
This week on Sunday, July 26, there will be a workday from 8 am to 11 am at Eagle Heights garden to work on common areas, fruit plantings and the weed pile maintenance. Please email if you would like to work this workday and I'll get you more information.
With the harvest comes the question of how to put away all the extra veggies for winter and keep things from going to waste. There are many options including the Food Pantry but also canning, dehydrating, freezing and pickling. Check out some resources from Extension here
http://foodsafety.wisc.edu/preservation.html
Also on our website: resources for dehydrating and pickling recipes (bottom of the page)
http://www.eagleheightsgardens.org/tips/gardentips.shtml
Onions, garlic, potatoes, carrots and beets will keep a long time if properly stored and don't forget to put in some fall crops now to keep the harvest going.
This is really mid-season now so I'd like to ask you a favor. Take a couple of minutes and contribute to the garden upkeep. Pick up trash, get things out of the paths, return tools or carts that are left away from the shed and be a good garden citizen. We need many hands to keep the gardens going and you can show your appreciation in many individual ways or join the garden committee and participate that way (next meeting is at Eagle Heights on August 12).
Happy gardening and eating!
Gretel, Garden Registrar
We are having a really great year for weather with well-timed rains and warm temperatures. The abundance at the gardens is amazing with the beans, cucumbers and squash coming in and the spring vegetables still holding in there. Even the birds are nesting for second and third times with the favorable conditions.
Workday opportunity:
This week on Sunday, July 26, there will be a workday from 8 am to 11 am at Eagle Heights garden to work on common areas, fruit plantings and the weed pile maintenance. Please email if you would like to work this workday and I'll get you more information.
With the harvest comes the question of how to put away all the extra veggies for winter and keep things from going to waste. There are many options including the Food Pantry but also canning, dehydrating, freezing and pickling. Check out some resources from Extension here
http://foodsafety.wisc.edu/preservation.html
Also on our website: resources for dehydrating and pickling recipes (bottom of the page)
http://www.eagleheightsgardens.org/tips/gardentips.shtml
Onions, garlic, potatoes, carrots and beets will keep a long time if properly stored and don't forget to put in some fall crops now to keep the harvest going.
This is really mid-season now so I'd like to ask you a favor. Take a couple of minutes and contribute to the garden upkeep. Pick up trash, get things out of the paths, return tools or carts that are left away from the shed and be a good garden citizen. We need many hands to keep the gardens going and you can show your appreciation in many individual ways or join the garden committee and participate that way (next meeting is at Eagle Heights on August 12).
Happy gardening and eating!
Gretel, Garden Registrar
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