Hello Gardeners,
Tomato tasting: Thank you to everyone who participated in the tomato tasting! Over 32 varieties of tomatoes were brought by gardeners and sampled by gardeners. It was a lot of fun and many people left with new ideas of varieties to grow next season. We hope to have the event again next year. Here is a list of the tomatoes that were sampled with a few comments from the tasting (I have tried to make a note of all varieties, and a few crowd favorites are in bold):
Black Krim, Amish Paste, Brandywine, Centiflor, San Marzano (a classic), Celebrity, Sungold, Harry’s Heritage, Grape, Solar Flare (people found this less acidic), German Johnson, Japanese Black Trifele (flavor is great but the large core can be annoying), Juliet, Momotaro (great flavor and texture), Rose de Bern, Currant, Super Sauce Hybrid, Chocolate (great flavor “almost has a bit of chocolate flavor” “almost like a mole sauce”), Garden Treasure (“surprisingly good for a UFlorida hybrid. beautiful color, good flavor”), Black Velvet, Big Boy, Better Boy, Brandysweet, Green Zebra, Latch, Blush, Indigo Cherry, Mariano Hybrid, Sunrise Bumblebee, Cherry, Opalko, and a few mystery varieties.
Weedy borders: There are quite a few plots that look very well-tended on the interior but have tall weeds going to seed on the edges. Please remember to keep your garden cleared all the way to the border, and don’t allow weeds to go to seed and spread. If you’re unsure about your borders, please let me know.
Workday opportunities: There are a few workday opportunities next week. Please reply if you’re interested and I’ll assign spots in the order I receive replies.
On Monday 9/19 from 2pm-5pm there will be a weed whacking workday at University Houses, two volunteers needed
On Tuesday 9/20 from 9am-12pm there will be a weeding workday and Eagle Heights, five volunteers needed
On Tuesday 9/20 from 1pm-4pm there will be a stump-digging workday at Eagle Heights, five volunteers needed
On Wednesday 9/21 from 9am-12pm there will be a stump-digging workday at Eagle Heights, five volunteers needed
On Wednesday 9/21 from 1pm-4pm there will be a weed-whacking workday at Eagle Heights, two volunteers needed
On Thursday 9/22 from 2pm-5pm there will be a weed whacking workday at University Houses, two volunteers needed
On Friday 9/23 from 9am-12pm there will be a border-clearing workday at Eagle Heights, five volunteers needed
Thanks, and happy gardening,
Lily
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