Hello Gardeners,
Weeds: Please take a look at your plot and check for Artemesia and Canada Thistle. Many of the thistles in the gardens are close to flowering, and they should be removed before they do. If you can’t remove all the thistles right away, you can cut off the flower heads to prevent them from producing seed while you weed them out. Many plot borders are beginning to get weedy at this point in the season also. Please remember to keep the six inches around the sides of your plots clear.
Please don’t enter any plots but your own: Please remember that you can only enter another gardener’s plot with their permission.
Insect workshop: Eliza Pessereau, an Eagle Heights Gardener, will be leading an insect workshop organized by Insect Ambassadors this month at Eagle Heights Garden. Please see the message below for details:
Garden Pests and Beneficial Insects Workshop at Eagle Heights Community Garden (June 24th, 1-3pm)
Did you know that bees and flies help your garden produce fruit and vegetables, and that lady bugs and wasps help rid your garden of pests? Come learn about these bugs and more with UW Insect Ambassadors at the Eagle Heights Community Garden! We'll talk about how to attract and monitor bees with the WiBee app (available for free in the iTunes App store and on Google Play) and how to identify and manage garden pests with extension entomologist Russ Groves. This event is part of a larger series of Insect Community Science Events at the Lakeshore Nature Preserve. Registration is required: https://forms.gle/4BNH8trpaoQWCvSFA.
Workday opportunity at Eagle Heights: There will be a workday at Eagle Heights next Saturday for the rain garden that is being put in at the end of the 100s row. Volunteers will be digging out the rain garden, planting, and mulching. The workday will be led by the gardeners managing the rain garden project. It will be held on Saturday 6/10 from 8:30-11:30 am. We would like six volunteers. Please email me if you’re interested, and I will assign spots in the order of replies.
Thanks, and happy gardening,
Lily
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Gardening resources: https://eagleheightsgardens.org/gardens/organic-growing/
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