Hello Gardeners,
Winter squash: Winter squash is ready when it turns the right color for the variety, the vines die back, and the stem is hard. Some gardeners harvest earlier to prevent pests from eating the squash, or theft, which can both be problems in our gardens. If you can wait a bit longer it will help the squash store well. Here is some information on harvesting and storing winter squash:
https://www.johnnyseeds.com/growers-library/vegetables/winter-squash/winter-squash-eating-guide.html
Putting your garden to bed: It’s time to begin putting the gardens to bed for the season. You can start by pulling out plants that have finished producing and weeds and taking them to the weed pile. Remove as much dirt as possible from the roots of plants before taking them to the weed pile. Later, once we receive new leaves for the fall, spreading mulch over your plot will help protect it from erosion and add organic matter to the soil. Try to avoid stepping on the beds when you remove plants, to prevent compacting of the soil. It is still a bit early to plant garlic. If you plan to plant garlic later this fall, you can prepare the beds now. It’s quite cold in mid to late October at garlic planting time, so getting the garden ready now will make it easier when the time comes.
Independent workdays: If you still need to fulfill your workday requirement and you are interested in an independent workday please contact me. Also, if you are not sure if you have done a workday yet or not this season please ask, and I will look it up for you.
Happy gardening,
Lily
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