Hello Gardeners,
Workday opportunities: There are two upcoming workday opportunities. Please reply if you’re interested and I’ll assign spots in the order I receive replies.
- On Friday 5/31 there will be a workday at University Houses from 12-3 pm. Four volunteers are needed.
- On Saturday 6/1 there will be a workday at Eagle Heights from 9 am-12 pm. Six volunteers are needed.
The workdays will involve weed whacking, brush removal, and weeding. Volunteers should wear long sleeves and bring gloves. The groups will meet at the sheds at each site.
Thistles: Please look around your plot for Canada Thistle and pull up any plants you see. They have not started to bloom yet, but they will soon. Once they bloom, they will go to seed and spread. Canada Thistles are very invasive here, and are not only a problem for the Community Gardens, but for the neighboring Nature Preserve and Biocore Prairie. Only organic methods are permitted at Eagle Heights and in the A and B rows at University Houses. This means no chemical herbicides are allowed there for control. There are some photos of Canada Thistles here to help with identification:
For the last couple of years, we have had a few people act as “thistle monitors” to keep the Canada Thistle at bay in the communal areas between weeding workdays. Let me know if you’re interested in doing this for your workday. Volunteers work independently to pull thistle from areas like the blackberry patch and borders.
Standing water: Please turn containers upside down in your plot so they don’t collect rain. Standing water in plots will increase the mosquito population in the gardens by providing a place for them to lay eggs. With all the recent rain, there are many containers full of water throughout the gardens.
Thanks, and happy gardening,
Lily
Maintenance request form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScyjHBH_xBH229AVwmqTE-2L3znGrLwn3TNJfw2ri9T01MMfA/viewform
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