Hello Dundee Community Gardeners,
At our meeting Thursday night we decided that with proper mulching and watering, we shouldn't be needing a work date to weed any time soon, so we've got no work dates scheduled for the next week or so. And with the rain we've been getting we don't need to do much watering either!
A tip from our experienced gardeners: putting a 2-3" layer of grass clippings as mulch on your plot will help your plants retain moisture and keep out the weeds! Don't have a lawn and grass clippings? Follow Sharon's lead and pick up a bag when people set out their yard waste!
Please put these these dates on your calendars:
Thurs. July 2, 7 p.m. next board meeting at Dundee Presbyterian Church
Sunday July 19, 3-5 p.m. Garden Party: Watermelon feed and scarecrow making
If you would like to help in planning for making scarecrows, or have old clothes you would like to donate for the scarecrows, please contact Deb Hickman at tutorme (at) cox (dot) net
That's it for this week,
Mary
something that has always worked with my home garden laying a base page or two of newspaper to act as a strong barrier between the ground and the grass. by adding this additional layer, weeds dont stand a chance of poking through the grass.
ReplyDeleteat the end of the season, the newspaper can be turned over with the soil and decomposes.
mmmmmmmm!!!!!
ReplyDeletewatermelon!
great idea for a hot summer day!