From the Garden Registrar: Coffee Grounds, The Arbor,
and Summer Squash
Hello Gardeners,
Wake Up Your Plants – A number of gardeners collect used coffee grounds from
coffee shops and deliver them to the gardens, leaving them in an old cart bed
near the shed at both gardens. Feel free to take them when you see them –
they’re for everyone’s use. They can be added to compost, dug into the soil
near your plants, or used as mulch.
If you are a tea drinker, you may already know that you
can add your used tea leaves or tea bags to your soil in the same way.
Here’s some basic information on using coffee grounds
in the garden:
The Garden Arbor –
The Arbor in the Eagle Heights Garden is a common area, the perfect place to
relax in the shade and enjoy a cool beverage after a session of toiling in your
plot. The beautiful perennial flowers were donated by gardeners, and a
volunteer has worked very hard all season to weed and maintain it. Please take
a few minutes to enjoy it, and to thank everyone who has contributed over the
years to create it and keep it going.
Summer Squash – Gift or Curse? –
Yes, it’s very easy to have too much summer squash, no matter how little you
plant. And it is totally against the rules of our gardens to leave it in your
neighbor’s plot and run away before they see you. (You may, however, leave it on
the share shelf, or of course, donate it to a food pantry.) However, summer
squash is easy to cook and easy to eat. It is low in calories, and very
healthy. Here is a link to a nutritional analysis and a few recipes: http://www.fullcircle.com/goodfoodlife/2012/07/07/6-ways-summer-squash-can-improve-your-health/
WORKDAYS – This week’s workday will
be Saturday, July 30, from 7am – 10am, at the Eagle Heights Garden. Yes, it’s
early, but it will be so much cooler at that hour. The task will be renewing
wood chip paths and pulling out bindweed. Here’s the link to sign up: http://doodle.com/poll/h3e4wmtnx2xrx5qd
Happy gardening, everyone.
Kathryn