Fw: Garden This Week

[Robert Warren]

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-Rob W.
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From: Chesapeake Employee Garden
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 04:13 PM
To: Employee Garden Members
Subject: Garden This Week
 

		This Week in the Garden Volunteer Activities Tonight, Tuesday, July 12 Bring your produce donations by before 6:30 for us to include in our delivery to BritVil Food Pantry.  Volunteers needed tonight for: ·         Harvest for the food pantry ·         Weeding the berries ·         Flower harvest – take home a bouquet too!   Classes Canning class tomorrow night, Meet the Bees on Saturday.  See the Garden Classes web page for info and more on upcoming classes!    Composting Thursday, July 14 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Okrahomans Saturday, July 16, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Volunteer Compost Building Session Come help build a pile for the food pantry plots and the common areas around the garden.  Great time to learn about the process if you have not tried it yet. Sign up on the calendar.   Has your team made a pile yet? SPOTS OPEN July 21, 23, 28, and 30 Remember to reserve your kitchen scraps and manure ahead of time.  To sign up, have team leader go to the Compost Calendar.  One person minimum is needed, and a bunch is better!    Other Updates ·         Got Squash? Harvests are happening weekly for the Food Pantry.  If you cannot harvest all of the food in your plot and want to donate it, please contact Kat.  Thanks to the Hootenannies for last week’s donation! ·         What to plant these days?  There are a few options if you have some bare spots to fill.  These include watermelon, tomatoes (from seedlings), black eyed peas, purple hull beans, and squash (both winter and summer).  Consult the suggested planting dates guide for info on what typically does well during each phase of the growing season.  ·         Soil and Air temps are so HOT.  If you are planting now, any kind of shade will help young plants.  1 x 1 x 36 wooden stakes from Home Depot and strips of burlap (comes in a roll at TLC) work well. ·         Have you seen?  Some of your garden neighbors are doing some cool things to moderate temps around their tomatoes.  Tomatoes don’t flower well when night temps stay above 72 degrees F.  Some shade may help to allow for better flowering and fruiting. ·         Citywide watering restrictions in effect. The CHK Employee Garden water supply is from a well, and so we are not included in the odd/even water ban.  However, gardeners are asked to conserve water as a matter of course. S  Check hose and drip connections to avoid leaks S  Turn off timers after the rain S  Check soil moisture every few days to ensure you are watering according to your plant and soil conditions.   Additional questions or comments, please email: employe...@chk.com Classes, Seasonal Recipes,  What’s Going on Now and more at the Garden Website   Employee gardeners, please forward this to your friend and family members of the Green Thumb Club as we will not be sending these communications to them directly.

 

 

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