Main Task for this week is to continue planting any of the beds that have not yet been planted with seeds.  There are lots of seeds in the greenhouse or tool shed.  Let me know if there is something you want to plant that is not there.  Also, please let me know if your bed has not yet been planted.

 

Notice the beautiful decorative plants that Jill Anderson planted around the birdbath near the entrance as well as in planters lining the pathway toward the shed (water them if the soil seems dry below surface).

 

Tasks for the Garden this week:

1)      Plant seeds in the beds - there are seeds in the shed marked for fall/winter plantings include Brassica family (broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kohlrabi, mustard greens, kale), root vegetables (beets, carrots, radishes, rutabagas, turnips), leafy greens (lettuces, chard, arugula), peas (sugar snap peas, Chinese snow peas), and alliums (onions, garlic, leeks, shallots).  Keep a garden journal of what/when/where/how you plant.  Contact me if you need any help.

2)      Water the greenhouse seedlings if they appear dry (mark the clipboard to keep track of when the seedlings were watered)

3)      Check the worm bins to make sure they have enough dry/brown material; if it seems damp or if fruit flies are present, shred newspaper and add it to the bin

4)      Pick up any remaining fallen pears and apples from the orchard and deposit them in the compost piles

5)      Sample some of the remaining greens in the beds

6)      Cut off any dead flower buds on rose bushes and any other flowering plants

7)      Pull weeds in and around the vegetable beds 

8)      Pick up and dispose of any trash

9)      Water the smaller apple trees in the orchard

10)   Make sure the bird baths at the entrance have water

11)   Water anything that looks dry (the areas that are not yet irrigated include: the butterfly garden near the shed; the planters at the head of the vegetable beds; and the orchard)

12)   Water the compost pile (it should be as moist as a wrung out sponge)

13)   Clean and return tools to the shed

14)   Return wheelbarrows to compost area or behind shed

 

 

REMINDER: At the end of the school day, please lock up the garden if it is unlocked.  The garden is usually unlocked during the school day and I am not always around at pick up time so please take a moment to make sure it gets locked up.  Also, hang up your gloves and put away your tools.  Barbara Bleckman and Luz Castro cleaned and organized the garden shed.  The gloves are now cleaned, organized and hanging above the worm bin.  Please make sure they are returned to their place when you are done using them.

 

Please contact me with any questions.

 

 

Posted by Saor Stetler on October 28