I hope you've all had a great transition from spring into summer. As the seasons change here are some changes to look for in your gardens:
- broccoli ready to harvest
- lettuce bolting (getting tall, forming flowers, becoming bitter)
- chard bolting (same as above, except not bitter)
- dry soil- water deeply once or twice a week
- aphids, leaf miners, cabbage white butterfly larvae and other pests
- various spring greens flowering and making seeds: arugula, mustards, spinach, lettuce...
We had great success with cabbages this year. This is the first time I'm trying kohlrabi- it's super cute!
Garden plot checks
Plus a new season means it's time for another round of plot checks! Please make a note of the date that I'll be visiting YOUR garden.
Tuesday, July 23: West Washington and South Baker Beach gardens
Friday, July 26: Lendrum Ct and Ft. Scott gardens
Monday, July 29: Portola and MacArthur gardens
Tuesday, July 30: Baker Beach gardens
In order to avoid getting a warning:
- garden plots are free of weeds
- gardens have actively growing crops
- no vegetables are flowering or making seeds that indicate they are past harvesting stage
- plots look tended, watered, and used
If you have any questions about your plants, need to contact a neighboring gardener to ask for watering help, or want to share your amazing harvests, please get in touch!
Ft. Scott Community Garden update
The Salesforce Foundation has continued to support our gardening program by providing funds for a brand new tool shed at the Ft Scott Community Garden. This week, with the help of two of our carpenters, we built a lovely new addition to the garden!
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| before- the foundation of an old shed from the original garden |
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| after- our new 8x8 cedar shed inside the old foundation |
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