Hello Gardeners,

 
Seed Fair: Join us for the annual Seed Fair at the Community Center this Saturday from 9am-11am! Each garden plot can get 15 free packets of seeds (plus extra flower seeds). You do not need to sign up to come to the Seed Fair. We will also have pieces of row cover for sale ($5/ea. cash only) and gardening advice available.

If you drive to the Fair, you can park in the Community Center parking lot. If the lot is full, you will need to park in the gardener parking spots on Eagle Heights Drive or at Frautschi Point and walk over to the center. There is a map on this page: https://www.housing.wisc.edu/apartments/resident/community-center/

Upcoming plant sales: Blue Moon Community Farm will return to the Gardens again this year for plant sales. The sales will be held at Eagle Heights Gardens next to the shed. I will share more details about the sales soon. There will be two sales:

• Cool weather plant sale: Sun 4/26 10 am-12 pm
• Warm weather plant sale: Sun 5/17 10 am-12 pm

Spring planting: Generally, April 15th marks the point when the weather is right to begin planting cool season crops outdoors here. Some good options for spring seeds to plant are: Lettuce, Spinach, Peas, Carrots, Chard, and Kale. See this chart for planting information: https://eagleheightsgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/vegetable_planting_guide.pdf

This comes from the gardening manual on our website, which is a great resource: https://www.eagleheightsgardens.org/tips/garden_manual_v_1.12.pdf

Workday opportunity: The Community Gardens are working with the Eagle’s Wing Childcare Center at the Community Center to fix up their classroom garden. We are coordinating a volunteer workday for community gardeners to help there to get their workday credit for the season. 

• There will be a workday on Wednesday, April 15th from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm at the Peace Garden at the Community Center. Eight volunteers are needed. Please email me if you’re interested and I will assign the spots in the order I receive replies. The work will include clearing brush and weeds, removing raspberry plants, and adding soil to beds. Volunteers should wear long sleeves and bring gloves. The group will meet at the Community Center at 2:30 pm.

If you are new to the gardens: Each plot is responsible for one workday each season (or you can choose to pay a fee instead). The workdays are scheduled and led by the garden workers throughout the season. I send emails out with the days and times, and you can sign up by replying to me. Sometimes the spots fill up quickly, but we will keep scheduling more. Please let me know if you have any questions about this.

Thanks, and happy gardening,
Lily