Hello Gardeners,
Workday opportunity: There will be a workday this Sunday, 7/27 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.
Keep the paths clear: Please do not leave anything lying in the communal paths. The garden workers that mow the paths have had issues lately with piles of weeds and hoses left in the paths. This creates a lot of extra work because they must stop and move things. Also, hoses left in the path are sometimes cut by the mower.
Tick reminder: Remember to check for ticks after you visit the gardens. Deer ticks can carry Lyme disease, and they have been found in the gardens before. For more information see the UW Department of Entomology resources on ticks: https://wisconsin-ticks.russell.wisc.edu/
Rain: This has been a rainy summer, and some plants, like tomatoes, will suffer from excess water in the ground. If you notice plants wilting and the soil is holding a lot of water, you can dig trenches in the paths between the plant rows to allow water to drain. The appearance of plants wilting from excess water can look a lot like plants wilting from the soil being too dry, so as a result plants are sometimes overwatered. If you're not sure, check to see how wet or dry the soil is a couple of inches down.
Many gardeners wonder if/when they should also water their gardens by hand. With the quantity of rain we have had this season, very little watering has been needed other than watering new transplants. About 1 to 1.5 inches of water per week is a good amount for a vegetable garden. We got one inch of rain during the storm this morning.
Thanks, and happy gardening,
Lily
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