From the Registrar: Seed Fair

 Hello Gardeners, 

 

This year we will be holding the Seed Fair a little differently than in the past. Gardening has become much more popular recently, and unfortunately, we didn’t receive as many donated seeds as we hoped. Much of what we did receive was not usable. We did still receive some very nice seeds, but we will be able to offer fewer seeds per plot, and the selection is more limited.  

The Seed Fair will be held outside, in front of the Eagle Heights Community Center on Saturday April 9th from 9:30AM-11:30AM. When you arrive, please get in line and you will be given a paper to write your name and plot number on. The line will start in front of the Center and go down the sidewalk to the left of the Center, towards the lake. If you arrive by car, the parking lot will be available, but please drive slowly since there will be a lot of people around. 

In order to make sure that the distribution is fair, and everyone gets a nice selection of seeds, we have made up packets to hand out. Each plot will be able to get one “basic” packet of seeds. Once you have the basic packet, you will get a ticket, and you can choose one packet from a couple options of smaller “specialty” packets. The number of seeds in the packets isn’t certain yet, but they will be equal. There will be two tables for specialty packets: one for starting seeds indoors, and one for seeds that can be started outdoors. The packets are not all identical, but they have been randomized. If you don’t like something in your packet you can trade with friends or other gardeners once you’ve left the line. Seeds for flowers and gourds will not be included and you can stop by to take what you want from that table before you leave.  

If the times above don’t work for you, but you’d still like your packets of seeds, please let me know. 

We hope the weather will be nice on the 9th, but if it rains, the Seed Fair will be held the following Saturday April 16th instead.  

Because onions need to be started early indoors, I will be putting onion seeds on the share shelves at both Eagle Heights and University Houses Gardens tomorrow morning. If you’d like to start onion plants inside, please feel free to take a packet of onion seeds. 

We will be selling row cover at the Seed Fair. The pieces are approximately 7 ft x 24 ft and they are $5 each. We will have copies of this handout on row cover at the Fair, but if you'd like to read about it now you can see it here: http://eagleheightsgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/row_cover_handout.pdf 

 

Thanks, and happy gardening,   

Lily