Hello Gardeners,
Workday opportunities: There are two upcoming workday opportunities:
There will be a workday at Eagle Heights Gardens this Saturday, May 24th from 8:30-11:30 am. Five volunteers are needed. The group will meet at the EH garden shed at 8:30 am.
There will be a workday at University Houses Gardens on Monday, May 26th from 9am to 12pm. Five volunteers are needed. The group will meet at the UH garden shed at 9 am.
Both workdays will be for digging comfrey and other weeds in common areas. Volunteers should wear long sleeves and bring gloves. Please email me if you’re interested in one of these workdays and I will assign the spots in the order I receive replies.
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. Organic methods must be used to remove thistles. This means no chemical herbicides are allowed 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
Previous emails: https://eagleheightsgardens.blogspot.com/
Gardening resources: https://eagleheightsgardens.org/gardens/organic-growing/
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