Hello Gardeners,
WATER! – Water is
now on at Eagle Heights! And it will be on shortly at University Houses.
Lots of things
going on at Eagle Heights this Sunday:
WORKDAY AT EAGLE HEIGHTS – This
Sunday, April 28, we will hold a workday at Eagle Heights, from 10am – 1pm. The
task will be organizing the garden shed to prepare for electrical installation,
followed by loading and delivering compost to plots. (see Compost and Row
Cover, below.) Here’s the link to sign up for the workday: https://doodle.com/poll/hn2qu6cg5y9axc74
COOL WEATHER PLANT SALE – Our cool weather plant sale will be held on Sunday, April 28,
from 11am – 1pm, near the Eagle Heights shed. Plants that Scott Williams will
sell will include: broccoli, red and
green cabbage, Brussels sprouts, napa cabbage, lettuce, sage, marjoram, kale
(several varieties), collards, parsley – both curly and flat leaf, and bok
choi. He hopes to also be able to bring plants from his fields, including
rhubarb, chives, thyme, alpine strawberries, violas, and pansies.
By the way, we need
two volunteers to help Scott on Sunday morning, starting at 9am or 9:30, and
going until Noon or 12:30. This constitutes a workday. Please let me know if
you’re interested.
COMPOST AND ROW COVER – Along with the plant sale, we will also be selling excellent
compost from the UW West Ag Station. The price will be $5 for a 2/3 cartload,
delivered to your Eagle Heights plot. (We’ll try to make arrangements soon to
get compost to UH gardeners.) Also, row cover will be on sale, at $5 per piece.
Payment should be in cash, and exact change would be appreciated. (If you
prefer to write a check, make it payable to Division of University Housing.)
WHAT TO PLANT (AND
NOT PLANT) NOW – We will
still have some cold nights and possible frost for a few more weeks. This is a
good time to plant lettuce, radishes, carrots, beets, kohlrabi, peas, cabbage
and their relatives), kale, chard, and other greens. It is too early to plant
beans; beans not only are sensitive to frost, but they also need warm soil to germinate
and grow. It is waaaay too early to plant tomatoes outside. Wait until mid-May
for beans, tomatoes, summer and winter squash, cucumbers, and melons. Peppers
and eggplants like really warm temperatures, so those shouldn’t be planted
outside until late May or even early June.
CANCELLATION
POLICY – Around this time
of year, I often get emails from people who have taken a garden plot, and have
just found out they won’t be in Madison this summer. If this has happened to
you, please let me know as soon as you find this out. I will get you a refund,
and assign your plot to someone else. The last couple of years, we’ve made May
1 the deadline for refund requests, but since it’s been a late spring, I am going
to relax the deadline a little. But absolutely no refunds after May 31.
If you have a
friend who wants to take your garden, let me know that too. We don’t have a
waiting list yet, so I’m happy to transfer your plot to someone you know. I
will have your friend fill out an application, and then I’ll assign them the
plot. But please do not arrange this without involving me.
Happy Gardening,
Kathryn
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