Our next garden resource day at the Ft. Scott Community Garden has been changed to the FIRST Saturday of the month and that's this coming Saturday- August 4 from 10am-1pm. We'll have compost to give away (2-3 buckets per garden plot, 'til we run out) and seedlings- mostly kale, some lettuce, and a few cabbages.
Emily will be giving a workshop about making shrubs (refreshing beverages, not woody perennials) during the day- one at 10am and one at noon (same content). Please RSVP if you'd like to attend! We'll have some fruit and ingredients to share- bring your own quart size mason jar if you'd like to make some to take home.
I made a shrub for the first time last week and it was delicious! Here's the recipe we used it in, but found it was also tasty as a non-alcoholic drink with club soda. Come to the workshop to learn to make shrubs!
For each cocktail:
- Combine 2 oz. gin, 1/2 oz. fresh lime juice, and 1 1/2 oz. ginger-rhubarb shrub in a cocktail shaker. Fill shaker with ice and shake until outside of shaker is frosty, about 30 seconds. Strain into an ice-filled Collins-style glass, filling three-quarters full. Top off with club soda.
We were so sad to say goodbye to Taylor earlier this week- she transformed the herb garden, was a wonderful and creative gardener, and an absolutely lovely person. Good luck in your new job- we can't wait to come see your school garden!
Garden notes:
Are you finding strange holes in your Brassicaceae plant leaves? I've spotted some good-sized green caterpillars munching on broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and kale. These are the caterpillars of the Small Cabbage White butterfly. Look closely to find them- they are often hiding along the mid-rib of leaves. Tell-tale droppings (frass) might also be visible. I recommend hand removal and dispatching the caterpillar. This site has good photos- so far I haven't seen the Large Cabbage Whites, which sounds like a good thing!
The Ft. Scott Community Garden is bursting with color these days- come visit and explore! We're always looking for volunteers to help with general maintenance most Mondays from 2-4pm and Thursdays from 10-noon.
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| bye Taylor! |
Garden notes:
Are you finding strange holes in your Brassicaceae plant leaves? I've spotted some good-sized green caterpillars munching on broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and kale. These are the caterpillars of the Small Cabbage White butterfly. Look closely to find them- they are often hiding along the mid-rib of leaves. Tell-tale droppings (frass) might also be visible. I recommend hand removal and dispatching the caterpillar. This site has good photos- so far I haven't seen the Large Cabbage Whites, which sounds like a good thing!
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| small cabbage white caterpillars |
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| frass from the caterpillars |
The Ft. Scott Community Garden is bursting with color these days- come visit and explore! We're always looking for volunteers to help with general maintenance most Mondays from 2-4pm and Thursdays from 10-noon.
