Hello Gardeners,
Some weed and pest reminders:
- Some varieties of invasive weeds are beginning to flower. It’s important to remove the flowers (and ideally the plants) before they produce seeds that can spread. Please look in your plot for Canada Thistle and Bindweed plants and remove them now:
- Bindweed has a small flower like a morning glory that’s white to light pink: https://authenticwisconsin.com/field_bindweed.html
- Potato beetles are beginning to spread in the gardens. Please remember to check your plants and remove insects, larvae, and eggs to prevent them from spreading into neighboring plots.
Don’t enter any plots but your own: Remember that you can only enter another gardener’s plot with their permission. Please also make sure that kids don’t play in or run through other gardeners’ plots.
No harming animals: The large vole population in the Gardens is a constant problem for gardeners each year. Harming or disturbing animals is prohibited inside the Lakeshore Nature Preserve. For this reason, traps and poison are not allowed. Poisoning rodents is also very dangerous for other animals in the area that might eat them. Sound/Ultrasonic repellers for rodents are also not allowed in the Gardens.
Recommended ways to deal with voles include:
- Removing hiding places like weeds, brush, and containers. Keeping the ground exposed between your plants will leave the voles susceptible to predators like hawks.
- Preventing access with fencing, wire mesh, or using raised pots.
Drone flight delayed: The research drone flight that was scheduled for Monday over the BioCore Prairie was cancelled due to bad weather. It will be rescheduled, and I will pass that information on if I receive it in advance.
Thanks, and happy gardening,
Lily
Maintenance request form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScyjHBH_xBH229AVwmqTE-2L3znGrLwn3TNJfw2ri9T01MMfA/viewform
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