Wednesday, September 14, 2011
The Garden Remembers 9/11
Thanks go to Peter Brightbill for the following pictures for this day of remembrence and reflection.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Group Project Day--Morning Glory Removal
Thanks to everyone who helped on Saturday with the group project day!
One of the big jobs done on Saturday was the removal of the morning glories that had started to take over the fence. Here's a post from the group project day organizer Susan Steinbrock about the importance of weeding these out of our garden:
Be aware of the damage morning glories can do when they wrap themselves around other plants. Then there are the seeds which are very prolific and give us a brand new crop every year (see photo to see what these seedlings look like). This year's was exceptionally fruitful since Janet Murray, our past group project day and morning glory squasher, moved to Washington State. She would never let them get past their seedling phase and that's the easiest way to keep the population down. A lot of people like morning glories and I agree they have their place in this world (a great covering for the port-a-san). Their color and flower is very cheerful and they grow really easily. But, along with other invasive plants, they don't belong in places where people are trying to grow other plants nearby. So, the best thing to do is nip it in the bud, as they say, before they flower or even before they get past that seedling stage. They grow really fast once they get going I've seen them this summer in a matter of days, wrapping themselves around many plants in the garden.
One of the big jobs done on Saturday was the removal of the morning glories that had started to take over the fence. Here's a post from the group project day organizer Susan Steinbrock about the importance of weeding these out of our garden:
Be aware of the damage morning glories can do when they wrap themselves around other plants. Then there are the seeds which are very prolific and give us a brand new crop every year (see photo to see what these seedlings look like). This year's was exceptionally fruitful since Janet Murray, our past group project day and morning glory squasher, moved to Washington State. She would never let them get past their seedling phase and that's the easiest way to keep the population down. A lot of people like morning glories and I agree they have their place in this world (a great covering for the port-a-san). Their color and flower is very cheerful and they grow really easily. But, along with other invasive plants, they don't belong in places where people are trying to grow other plants nearby. So, the best thing to do is nip it in the bud, as they say, before they flower or even before they get past that seedling stage. They grow really fast once they get going I've seen them this summer in a matter of days, wrapping themselves around many plants in the garden.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
Hurricane Damage Minimal
The damage to the garden from Hurricane Irene was fairly minimal. Thanks to all who came in the day and helped clean up. Sadly the group veggie plot was hit fairly hard and the willow tree lost a lot of branches but overall, we were lucky.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Pardon the technical difficultites
Hi--for some reason the photos below are not showing up for everyone. Am in the process of getting fixed--more soon. Thanks for your patience!
Friday, July 1, 2011
June 2011 Potluck Meeting
Thanks to garden member Daniel Ucko for these great photos of the June meeting and potluck. Great food and friends in the garden!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Post from garden member: Rochelle Reynosa
Here are a few pics I took at this year's Spring Fling. I am a new member and new to this event. It was a great gathering. I invited my sister and her 10 month-old daughter. We had a lovely afternoon enjoying the beautiful garden, shaded lawn, community members, and the fiddle music!
Here are a few pics I took at this year's Spring Fling. I am a new member and new to this event. It was a great gathering. I invited my sister and her 10 month-old daughter. We had a lovely afternoon enjoying the beautiful garden, shaded lawn, community members, and the fiddle music!
Sunday, May 29, 2011
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