Hello Gardeners,
Archive of Weekly emails sent from the Eagle heights Community Garden registrar.
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
From the Registrar: August 26, 2025
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
From the Registrar: August 20, 2025
Hello Gardeners,
- There will be a workday at EH this Friday, August 22nd from 9 am -12 pm. Four volunteers are needed. The group will meet at the EH garden shed at 9 am. The workday will be for digging a trench and weeding.
- There will be a workday at EH this Saturday, August 23rd from 8-11 am. The group will meet at the EH garden shed at 8 am. The workday will be for weeding and weed whacking common areas.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
From the Registrar: August 12, 2025
Hello Gardeners,
Friday, August 1, 2025
From the Registrar: August 1, 2025
Hello Gardeners,
- Pokeweed is native to the United States, but it is poisonous. The plants produce berries that will spread many more pokeweed plants throughout the garden and surrounding areas. Wearing gloves is recommended when removing plants. Berries should be bagged and thrown away, so they do not re-seed. Photos here: https://mbgna.umich.edu/post/blog/native-plant-week-american-pokeweed
- Giant Foxtail is an invasive grass and there is a lot of it in the gardens, particularly between plots. Photos here: https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/wisconsin-weed-identification-giant-foxtail-setaria-faberi/
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
From the Registrar: July 30, 2025
Hello Gardeners,
Workday opportunity: There will be a workday this Sunday, 8/3 at University Houses Gardens from 8 am –11 am. The group will meet at the UH garden shed at 8 am. The workday will be for weeding vacant plots. Volunteers should wear long sleeves and bring gloves. Please email me if you’re interested and I will assign the spots in the order I receive replies.
Velvet leaf: Velvet leaf is an invasive weed that deprives other plants of available nutrients in the soil. It is beginning to grow tall and produce flowers at this point in the season. Seeds can remain viable in the ground for many years, and they tend to come up in soil that has recently been dug. Often gardeners mistake it for squash, beans, or sunflowers and allow it to grow in plots. Please remove any you see before it produces flowers and seeds. Pictures can be found here: https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/velvetleaf-abutilon-theophrasti/
Workday reminder: Every plot is responsible for one workday or one $45 no-workday fee payment per season. If you’re not sure if you’ve done a workday yet this season, I can look it up for you. The garden workers will be scheduling more workdays, and I can also help you find an independent workday if none of the scheduled times work for you. Let me know if you have any questions about this.
Thanks, and happy gardening,
Lily
Maintenance request form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScyjHBH_xBH229AVwmqTE-2L3znGrLwn3TNJfw2ri9T01MMfA/viewform
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Gardening resources: https://eagleheightsgardens.org/gardens/organic-growing/
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
From the Registrar: July 23, 2025
Hello Gardeners,