tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28044198771570125182024-02-26T09:34:50.694-08:00Piermont Community GardenPiermont Community Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822871298561359955noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804419877157012518.post-42482447084672855802024-01-14T18:12:00.000-08:002024-01-16T16:30:10.735-08:00<p> <a href="https://piermontcommunitygarden.blogspot.com/2022/02/2022-pcg-activity-calendar.html" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #993322; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 30px; text-decoration: none;">2024 PCG Activity Calendar</a></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-7865512751023045336" itemprop="description articleBody" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 518px;"><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.49px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Mar 1 </span><b style="font-size: 16px;">Membership Due$</b><span style="font-size: 16px;"> ‘Early Deadline’</span> </span><span style="font-size: small;">E. Tress -</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.6px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Dues: $20 half plot / $40 full plot.</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.214499px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Mar 15 <b>Membership Due$</b> ‘Final Deadline’<span style="font-size: x-small;"> to E. Tress -</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.6px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Dues: $30 half plot / $50 full plot; plot forfeited after deadline.</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.49px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.49px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px;">Apr 7 <b>Spring Member Mtg </b>Sun, 4:00-5:30 pm<b> </b></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.49px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><i style="font-size: 13px;"> Village Hall & via Zoom </i></span></span><i style="font-size: 13px;">option if Coordinating Team is notified.</i></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.6px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.49px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Apr </span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">TBD</span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> <b>New Member Orientation</b> </span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: xx-small;">(Mandatory; Individually scheduled </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">with Mich </span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.49px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Brisson)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.49px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Apr 13 <b>Spring Communal Weeding & Cleaning </b></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Sat, 10 am - 2 pm </span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> (</span><span style="color: blue; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Rain Date </span><span style="font-size: 13px;">4/20</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: 13px;">)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px;">Apr 15 <b>Deadline </b></span><span style="font-size: 16px;">to </span><b style="font-size: 16px;">weed & clean </b><span style="font-size: 16px;">your plot </span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Apr 21 <b>Spring Communal Weeding & Cleaning</b></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> Sun, 12 - 3 pm <span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">(</span><span style="color: blue; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Rain Date </span><span style="font-size: 13px;">4/28</span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">May 31 <b>Deadline</b> for planting all plots</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.214499px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Jun 19 <b>Solstice Communal Work Prep </b>in Garden and Parelli Park </span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> <i>Bi</i><i>ndweed </i>Wed, 5-7 pm </span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">(</span><span style="color: blue; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Rain date</span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> Thurs 6/20)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Jun 22 <b>Summer Solstice Picnic </b>at Parelli Park, Sat, 6 - 10 pm </p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> (</span><span style="color: blue; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Rain date</span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> 6/23)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">July 16 </span> <b>Communal Work & Weeding</b> - <i>Crabgrass </i>Tue, 5-7 pm</p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px;">(</span><span style="color: blue; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px;">Alternate date - Rain/</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: blue; font-kerning: none;"><span style="color: #fb0207; font-size: 13px;">Hea</span><b style="color: #fb0207; font-size: 13px;">t</b> </span></span><span style="color: blue; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px;">-</span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px;"> Wed 7/17, 5-7 pm)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Aug 12 <b>Communal </b><b>Work & Weeding</b> <i>Grasses</i> Mon, 5-7 pm</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-kerning: none;">(</span><span style="color: blue; font-kerning: none;">Alternate date - Rain/<span style="color: #fb0207;">Hea</span><b style="color: #fb0207;">t</b> -</span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Wed 8/14, 5-7 pm)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px;">Sep 15</span><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><b style="font-size: 16px;">Communal <b>Work & Weeding</b> </b><span style="font-size: 16px;">Sun, Noon-3 pm </span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> (</span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue;">Rain date -</span> 9/22)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Oct 5 <b>Communal <b>Work & Weeding</b> </b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Sat, 10 am - 2 pm</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> </span><span style="font-kerning: none;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">(</span><span style="color: blue; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Rain date</span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> 10/19)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Oct 13 </span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b style="font-size: 16px;">Communal <b>Work & Weeding</b> </b></span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Sun, Noon - 3 pm</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> </span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b> </b>(</span><span style="color: blue; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Rain date</span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> 10/20) </span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.49px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.49px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Nov 3 </span><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><b style="font-size: 16px;">Fall Member Mtg</b><b> </b></span><span style="color: #fb0007; font-kerning: none; font-size: 10.6px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px;"><b> </b></span></span><span style="font-size: 16px;">Sun, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm </span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.49px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i style="font-size: 13px;"> Village Hall & via Zoom</i></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;">Dec 1 <b>Deadline to clean & weed plot </b>for Winter</p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;">Dec 21 <b>Winter Solstice Bonfire </b><i style="font-size: 13px;"> </i>Sat, 6:15-8:00 am</p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #333333;"> </span><i style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px;">(Garden Driveway) </i><span style="color: #333333; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> (</span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue;">Alternate date -</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span>Rain/</span><span>Snow</span></span><span style="color: blue;"> </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px;">12/22)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.214499px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 6px 73.2px; text-indent: -64.2px;"><b><i>NOTE: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></span></i></b><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i>Participation in organized Communal Work & Weeding </i></b><i>goes towards fulfilling membership requirements of </i><b><i>6 work hours</i></b></span></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.214499px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 6px 73.2px; text-indent: -64.2px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Rain dates and cancellations </i></b><i>will be posted on Garden fence.</i><b><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></b></span></p><p style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.214499px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 6px 73.2px; text-indent: -64.2px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Pop-up Events </i></b><i>during the season are often on a Wed. or Thur. Check your email for date & time.</i></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></b></span></p></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Piermont Community Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822871298561359955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804419877157012518.post-49936791487586499532023-05-04T14:14:00.002-07:002023-05-04T14:14:46.790-07:00John Jeavon's Fertilizer Mix<div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">For Gardeners who wish to mix their own fertilizer, here is a recipe from Joan Gussow's notes.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsa8GhDKM_Zlwj6nA1WgR4abTjDiv1ZS4mUXAHJisDFfnaHSjZ3MUsZlpmeS7KPHj47rkEfIrbEzU1bIYiX9H_I95WAqVzYXnF_eKOcaNBd3X65TDXaRIZX_Hdqs12Ab160fgURvl10BwcNGMb6oel5nbd5HNtB9XwrBxbZOx90NVF9HTxwQ-z7wH/s986/Screenshot%202023-05-04%20at%204.00.43%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsa8GhDKM_Zlwj6nA1WgR4abTjDiv1ZS4mUXAHJisDFfnaHSjZ3MUsZlpmeS7KPHj47rkEfIrbEzU1bIYiX9H_I95WAqVzYXnF_eKOcaNBd3X65TDXaRIZX_Hdqs12Ab160fgURvl10BwcNGMb6oel5nbd5HNtB9XwrBxbZOx90NVF9HTxwQ-z7wH/s986/Screenshot%202023-05-04%20at%204.00.43%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="986" data-original-width="737" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsa8GhDKM_Zlwj6nA1WgR4abTjDiv1ZS4mUXAHJisDFfnaHSjZ3MUsZlpmeS7KPHj47rkEfIrbEzU1bIYiX9H_I95WAqVzYXnF_eKOcaNBd3X65TDXaRIZX_Hdqs12Ab160fgURvl10BwcNGMb6oel5nbd5HNtB9XwrBxbZOx90NVF9HTxwQ-z7wH/w129-h173/Screenshot%202023-05-04%20at%204.00.43%20PM.png" width="129" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4YIvl_edArInAm1mLe2v3L8BJ9i-ac8mOvmIqmBON6QFxu777jW7VUfkD5xzS3VjutU-D-11Z0ea-9F_W0ZLej652KJEXRoXs13Ijx-cr3vH61pszkaSHfkAr2i10MRVXQ5t3-qfTkw6r4UtZ6AS75t6ECzWV7Fmr0f23JkwlvZ4z4MLcST-a3Fh/s480/Bonemeal.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="463" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4YIvl_edArInAm1mLe2v3L8BJ9i-ac8mOvmIqmBON6QFxu777jW7VUfkD5xzS3VjutU-D-11Z0ea-9F_W0ZLej652KJEXRoXs13Ijx-cr3vH61pszkaSHfkAr2i10MRVXQ5t3-qfTkw6r4UtZ6AS75t6ECzWV7Fmr0f23JkwlvZ4z4MLcST-a3Fh/w171-h177/Bonemeal.png" width="171" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">For a half plot mix:</span></b><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgCkXZQe-X7BzrodrNI-apqJy8RG6Oo-Y3w8QmcIFrNNUlSTPWlr0IoEIznMknQ5wN-kKhwvofNg2UzPlJXtQr-DbvnptHHyxoUdKvM38jtHJ338XxtNPlLVGE9gOFYrie7V6NZEaaDWXTB9t9EX-HejWI75dCUh479Nt7dKA97psqA0nn_R6x-nS/s953/Rock%20Phosphate.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="953" data-original-width="711" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgCkXZQe-X7BzrodrNI-apqJy8RG6Oo-Y3w8QmcIFrNNUlSTPWlr0IoEIznMknQ5wN-kKhwvofNg2UzPlJXtQr-DbvnptHHyxoUdKvM38jtHJ338XxtNPlLVGE9gOFYrie7V6NZEaaDWXTB9t9EX-HejWI75dCUh479Nt7dKA97psqA0nn_R6x-nS/w122-h163/Rock%20Phosphate.png" width="122" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>4 c. Blood Meal</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1 c. Bonemeal (overfill the cup)</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1 c. Rock Phosphate</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>3 c. Greensand</b></span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1 c. Eggshells (opt)</span></b></div><p></p></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: right;"></div><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzecw_Cx9MR1uqqLWBElQXC94Am38lcVSHiW-u2XTbwdZLW7A8t0bOPs4s2-M6tSV_h_4K2O_ajd5JUGQokXq35RNU1f12pvvgdLRKk28rrm106fIQ3Yk--Irk5RkpYq-Hov1gQW5-y8EOSf1CFbVXCtpCFdh962nQa2baGoxgibRTPqn_LkL-oOez/s891/Greensand%200-0-7.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="648" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzecw_Cx9MR1uqqLWBElQXC94Am38lcVSHiW-u2XTbwdZLW7A8t0bOPs4s2-M6tSV_h_4K2O_ajd5JUGQokXq35RNU1f12pvvgdLRKk28rrm106fIQ3Yk--Irk5RkpYq-Hov1gQW5-y8EOSf1CFbVXCtpCFdh962nQa2baGoxgibRTPqn_LkL-oOez/w127-h175/Greensand%200-0-7.png" width="127" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">Greensand 0-0-7</b></td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p></p><br /></blockquote><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrSomBaZhuuH4YSi_jWldi7BsHpjGgI5PfQcfOgcqeX2C3PZkWKJ-FZn5q9xw8M1mVL-GmINxEQLs5k6WxCsnQmWSnwJjmXgRBp1cj6DzVTZEWdzj-2sMM6cYJ6o9TXZtQd6jZK-or_imeAw9zr3CYE9VOlRuwlrJHGI0xwYpGpD9-khQXJWpWaFm/s551/Eggshells.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="551" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjrSomBaZhuuH4YSi_jWldi7BsHpjGgI5PfQcfOgcqeX2C3PZkWKJ-FZn5q9xw8M1mVL-GmINxEQLs5k6WxCsnQmWSnwJjmXgRBp1cj6DzVTZEWdzj-2sMM6cYJ6o9TXZtQd6jZK-or_imeAw9zr3CYE9VOlRuwlrJHGI0xwYpGpD9-khQXJWpWaFm/w143-h85/Eggshells.png" width="143" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Optional<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p></p><br /> Piermont Community Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822871298561359955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804419877157012518.post-55347632972515309422023-01-24T09:37:00.010-08:002023-05-04T12:49:17.232-07:00<p><a href="https://piermontcommunitygarden.blogspot.com/2022/02/2022-pcg-activity-calendar.html" style="color: #993322; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 30px; text-decoration: none;">2023 PCG Activity Calendar</a></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-7865512751023045336" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 518px;"><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.49px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Mar 1 </span><b style="font-size: 16px;">Membership Due$</b><span style="font-size: 16px;"> ‘Early Deadline’</span> </span><span style="font-size: small;">E. Tress -</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.6px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Dues: $20 half plot / $40 full plot.</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Mar 15 <b>Membership Due$</b> ‘Final Deadline’<span style="font-size: x-small;"> to E. Tress -</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.6px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Dues: $30 half plot / $50 full plot; plot forfeited after deadline.</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.49px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.49px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px;">Mar 26 <b>Spring Member Mtg </b>Sun, 4:00-5:30 pm<b> </b></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.49px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><i style="font-size: 13px;"> Village Hall & via Zoom </i></span></span><i style="font-size: 13px;">option if Coordinating Team is notified.</i></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.6px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.49px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Apr </span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">TBD</span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> <b>New Member Orientation</b> </span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: xx-small;">(Mandatory; Individually scheduled </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">with Mich </span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.49px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Brisson)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.49px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px;">Apr 15 <b>Deadline </b></span><span style="font-size: 16px;">to </span><b style="font-size: 16px;">weed & clean </b><span style="font-size: 16px;">your plot </span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Apr 15 CANCELLED <b>Spring Communal Weeding & Cleaning </b></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Sat, 10 am - 2 pm </span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #333333;"> (</span></span><span style="color: blue; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Rain Date </span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px;">4/22</span><span style="color: blue; font-size: 13px;">)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Apr 23 CANCELLED <b>Spring Communal Weeding & Cleaning</b></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> Sun, 12 - 3 pm <span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">(</span><span style="color: blue; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Rain Date </span><span style="font-size: 13px;">4/30</span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">May 6 <span> </span></span><b>Spring Communal Weeding & Cleaning </b></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Sat, 10 am - 2 pm </span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px;">Our Rain Date</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">May 7 </span> <b>Spring Communal Weeding & Cleaning</b></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> Sun, 12 - 3 pm </p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">May 31 <b>Deadline</b> for planting all plots</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Jun 14 <b>Solstice Communal Work Prep </b>in Garden and Parelli Park </span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span> <span> <i>Bi</i><i>ndweed </i></span></span>Wed, 5-7 pm </span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">(</span><span style="color: blue; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Rain date</span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> Thurs 6/15)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Jun 17 <b>Summer Solstice Picnic </b>at Parelli Park, Sat, 6 - 10 pm </p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> (</span><span style="color: blue; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Rain date</span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> 6/18)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">July 18<span> </span></span> <b>Communal Work & Weeding</b> - <i>Crabgrass </i>Tue, 5-7 pm</p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> <span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px;">(</span><span style="color: blue; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px;">Alternate date - Rain/Heat -</span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px;"> Wed 7/19, 5-7 pm)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Aug 14 <b>Communal </b><b>Work & Weeding</b> <i>Grasses</i> Mon, 5-7 pm</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-kerning: none;">(</span><span style="color: blue; font-kerning: none;">Alternate date - Rain/Heat -</span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Wed 8/16, 5-7 pm)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px;">Sep 17</span><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><b style="font-size: 16px;">Communal <b>Work & Weeding</b> </b><span style="font-size: 16px;">Sun, Noon-3 pm </span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> (</span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue;">Rain date -</span> 9/24)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Oct 14 <b>Communal <b>Work & Weeding</b> </b></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Sat, 10 am - 2 pm</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> </span><span style="font-kerning: none;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">(</span><span style="color: blue; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Rain date</span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> 10/21)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Oct 22 </span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b style="font-size: 16px;">Communal <b>Work & Weeding</b> </b></span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Sun, Noon - 3 pm</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> </span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b> </b>(</span><span style="color: blue; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Rain date</span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> 10/29) </span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.49px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.49px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Nov 5 </span><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><b style="font-size: 16px;">Fall Member Mtg</b><b> </b></span><span style="color: #fb0007; font-kerning: none; font-size: 10.6px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px;"><b> </b></span></span><span style="font-size: 16px;">Sun, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm </span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.49px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i style="font-size: 13px;"> Village Hall & via Zoom</i></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;">Dec 1 <b>Deadline to clean & weed plot </b>for Winter</p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;">Dec 16 <b>Winter Solstice Bonfire </b><i style="font-size: 13px;"> </i>Sat, 6:15-8:00 am</p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"> <i style="font-size: 13px;">(Garden Driveway) </i><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> (</span><span style="font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue;">Alternate date -Rain/Snow </span></span><span style="font-size: 13px;">12/17)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 6px 73.2px; text-indent: -64.2px;"><b><i>NOTE: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span></span></i></b><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i>Participation in organized Communal Work & Weeding </i></b><i>goes towards fulfilling membership requirements of </i><b><i>6 work hours</i></b></span></p><p style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 6px 73.2px; text-indent: -64.2px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Rain dates and cancellations </i></b><i>may be posted on Garden fence.</i><b><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></b></span></p><p style="font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 6px 73.2px; text-indent: -64.2px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Pop-up Events </i></b><i>during the season are often on a Wed. or Thur. Check your email for dates & time.</i></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 10px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></b></span></p></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />Piermont Community Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822871298561359955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804419877157012518.post-84501687210242715712022-06-22T16:10:00.000-07:002022-06-22T16:10:31.919-07:00Harvesting Garlic in July and Curing It for Storage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In June, the scapes, which are the flower stalk of your hard-necked varieties, will start to grow. Do cut them and use in cooking. Don't wait until they fully uncurl or they can get tough and even woody. If you fail to cut the scapes, they can draw energy from the plant and the bulbs may not be as large.<br /><br />
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If you planted garlic last fall and have kept the garlic patch well-weeded (garlic hates competition of any kind in its patch) and if you have watered it well until around May 20, then on the Solstice –– <b>June 21</b>–– your garlic will happily and literally stop growing. Its beautiful green leaves will start to turn brown over the next weeks. Note the hard necked garlic above on June 23. This requires monitoring carefully starting in late June/early July. If you are going to eat all your garlic as soon as you harvest, you need not read further. But, if you want to store it for any period of time, make sure the bulb has enough cover to protect it. Do not let all the leaves turn brown before digging!! Each bulb should be harvested when there are about 4-5 green leaves left. Each one of those leaves is responsible for that papery covering you see on the heads in the grocery store. That's what protects the head from deteriorating. Often harvest begins around <b>July 4 </b>in our Garden but it can be sooner depending the those leaves!</div>
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Once you are ready to harvest, dig carefully around the bulb to lift it intact without wounding it or it will not store well. Remove the excess dirt taking care not to damage that outer papery layer on the bulb. </div>
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<b>CURING</b></div>
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Nor will it store well if you fail to cure it. To begin curing, bundle the hard-necked garlic (or braid the soft-necked) and hang it in a place with good air circulation out of the sunlight or with minimal sunlight. Curing takes about 3-6 weeks. Once curing is finished, cut the long pieces of the roots off and store in a cool, dry place. Soft-necked garlic stores longer than hard-necked (8 mos vs 6 mos or less) but many prefer to grow hard-necked for its great flavor! Soft-necked garlic is always available in the store year round. Not so with hard-necked, although it often can be found during the summer at Farmer's Markets.</div>
Piermont Community Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822871298561359955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804419877157012518.post-71877132829978000902022-03-13T14:10:00.002-07:002024-02-01T15:20:35.258-08:00Clueless about When to Plant? Try Phenology, Nature's Clues!<div class="separator"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjv_ulsCkNrVH74aeXFVaPZkWIwq72wXCFVfqlhkgkS_Ekd7N6dqstI1UADpKL4ysr18rpFq1ULS7HeI59TI7a5rM_Pxq7uUiDEkM7glTwjzV9IrlCLJv_rf1uXDaG5wmDaU0myediztWVXdOCLMzVroneSInYiQjMNwoSKVLfZACpeJk8PIRvbYktk=w280-h183" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="280" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When lilacs are in full bloom, <br />plant beans, cucumbers & squash</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: -webkit-standard;"><div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;">For centuries farmers have observed the relationship between climate and the life cycles of plants and animals. The study of this phenomenon is known as </span></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; text-align: left;">Phenology.</i><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; text-align: left;"> The science behind Phenology points to soil temperature and what temperature various seeds need to germinate.</span></div></div></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px;"><br /></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px;">Here are some of nature's clues from the science of Phenology:</span><br /><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px;"><b>WHEN:</b></span><br /><ul style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Crocus blooms</b> plant RADISHES, PARSNIPS & SPINACH</li><li style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Forsythia </b>blooms and <b>daffodils</b> begin to bloom and you hear <b>Spring Peepers,</b> sow PEAS, ONION SETS & LETTUCE</li><li style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">The<b> first dandelion</b> blooms, plant POTATOES, CARROTS, SPINACH & BEETS</li><li style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Lilacs</b> are in<b> first leaf</b>, plant BEETS, CARROTS, COLE crops (ie: broccoli, cabbage, etc), LETTUCE and SPINACH</li><li style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Apple trees bloom</b> plant BUSH BEANS</li><li style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Apple blossoms fall</b> plant POLE BEANS & CUCUMBERS</li><li style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Lilacs</b> are in <b>full bloom</b> or have <b>faded</b>, plant BEANS, CUCUMBERS, SQUASHES & TENDER ANNUALS</li><li style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Lily-of-the-valley</b> is in <b>full bloom</b> and <b>daylilies begin to bloom </b>plant TOMATOES</li><li style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Bearded irises bloom</b>, plant EGGPLANT, MELONS, and PEPPERS</li><li style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Peonies blossom</b> it is safe to plant heat-loving melons such as CANTALOUPE.</li></ul><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.49px;">Planting vegetables is not the only area of gardening to seek clues from nature. Clues are also given for the appearance of insects. Phenology can be used as a guide to scout for insects.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.49px;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.49px;"><b>WHEN: </b></span></div><div><ul style="line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="border: medium; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Redbud </b>is in <b>early bloom</b> watch for FLEA BEETLES</li><li style="border: medium; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b><b>Redbud </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">is </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">in </span>early bloom to full bloom<span style="font-weight: normal;"> watch for the ASPARAGUS BEETLES & CABBAGEWORMS</span></b></li><li style="border: medium; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Valerian</b> is in <b>bloom</b> the COLORADO POTATO BEETLE will go after your potatoes, eggplant and peppers</li><li style="border: medium; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b>Foxglove </b>blossoms are in <b>early bloom </b>the MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE LARVAE begin munching</li><li style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px;">Chicory </b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.49px;">is in<b> early bloom</b>, look for the SQUASH VINE BORERS</span></span></li><li style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, Palatino Linotype, Palatino, serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14.49px;"><b>Morning Glories </b>begin to grow, look for JAPANESE BEETLES</span></span></li></ul></div></div><p style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 10.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 10.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">From the May/Jun 2003 issue of<i> Organic Gardening</i>, and other sources. </span></p><p style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 10.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 10.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">See also:</p><p style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 10.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="color: #262626; font-family: Palatino; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 10.6px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><a href="https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/phenology-in-gardens.htm" target="_blank">What Is Phenology: Information On Phenology In Gardens</a></span></p><div><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: xx-small;"></span></p><h1 class="header__title" style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, Georgia, serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.2px !important; line-height: 42px; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 900px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></h1><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Piermont Community Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822871298561359955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804419877157012518.post-78655127510230453362022-02-10T10:33:00.018-08:002022-12-14T11:44:38.062-08:002022 PCG Activity Calendar<p> <b style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"> </b></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Mar 1 </span><b style="font-size: 16px;">Membership Due$</b><span style="font-size: 16px;"> ‘Early Deadline’</span> <span style="font-size: x-small;">to E. Tress -</span></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none; font-size: 10.6px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> $20 half plot / $40 full plot</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span>Mar 15</span> <b>Membership Due$</b><span> ‘Final Deadline’</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> to E. Tress -</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.6px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;">Dues: $30 half plot / $50 full plot; plot forfeited after deadline</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px;">Mar 27<span> </span><b>Spring Member Mtg </b>Sun, 4:00-5:30 pm<b> </b></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> in Village Hall </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">with Zoom as an option </span></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">if Coordinating Team is notified.</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.6px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Apr </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none; font-size: x-small; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">TBD</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> <b>New Member Orientation</b> </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none; font-size: xx-small;">(Mandatory; Individually scheduled </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">with Mich Brisson)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;">Apr 2 <b>Spring Work Party </b>Sat, 10 am - 2 pm </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">(4/9</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: blue; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> Rain Date</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;">Apr 10 <b>Spring Work Party</b> Sun, Noon - 3 pm </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">(4/24 </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: blue; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Rain Date</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px;">Apr 15 <b>Deadline </b></span><span style="font-size: 16px;">to </span><b style="font-size: 16px;">weed & clean </b><span style="font-size: 16px;">your plot </span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;">May 31 <b>Deadline </b>to <b>Plant</b> for all plots</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;">Jun 15 <b>Solstice Work Party</b> prep Wed, 5-7 pm </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">(</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: blue; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Rain date</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> Thurs 6/16)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;">Jun 18 <b>Summer Solstice Party </b>at Parelli Park Sat, 6 - 9 pm </span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;">Aug 6<span> </span><b>Mid-summer Work</b> <b>Party</b> Sat, 9-11 am & 5-7 pm</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;">(</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: blue; font-kerning: none;">Alternate date</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"> Wed 8/10, 5-7 pm)</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px;">Aug 14</span><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><b style="font-size: 16px;">Mid-summer Work</b><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><b style="font-size: 16px;">Party</b><span style="font-size: 16px;"> Sun, 2-5 pm</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;">Oct 15<span> </span><b>Fall Work Party </b></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">(</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: blue; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Rain date</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> 10/22)</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"> Sat, 10 am - 2 pm</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;">Oct 23<span> </span><b>Fall Work Party</b></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b> </b>(</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: blue; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Rain date</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> 10/30) </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;">Sun, Noon - 3 pm</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Nov 19 </span><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><b style="font-size: 16px;">Fall Member Mtg</b><b> </b></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: #fb0007; font-kerning: none; font-size: 10.6px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-kerning: none; font-size: 16px;"><b> </b></span></span><span style="font-size: 16px;">Sat, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm </span><i style="font-size: 13px;"> (Village Hall & via Zoom)</i></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;">Dec 1 <b>Deadline to clean & weed plot </b>for Winter</p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Dec 18 <b>Winter Solstice Bonfire </b><i style="font-size: 13px;">(Garden Driveway) </i>Sun, 6:30-8:30 am</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiloreTa9xSjxBKNsh1KKZxG0Mrzh-XgBpRlXo5RRajKNPfUDTaX3Ecjf4zL0ZYQkX_PKDhQGzzKweIF5saagRRIZUCOLRCRvnOmmZyLfKoyfkvlqKVyeKxLUPKNcbuHb9byuWDlCVFbBifzCCo2_-kov2cmoJH77x5EwmudNEQQQw-idMOpul1unGG=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiloreTa9xSjxBKNsh1KKZxG0Mrzh-XgBpRlXo5RRajKNPfUDTaX3Ecjf4zL0ZYQkX_PKDhQGzzKweIF5saagRRIZUCOLRCRvnOmmZyLfKoyfkvlqKVyeKxLUPKNcbuHb9byuWDlCVFbBifzCCo2_-kov2cmoJH77x5EwmudNEQQQw-idMOpul1unGG=w191-h255" width="191" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-family: Arial; font-kerning: none; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i>NB</i></b><i>: </i></span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-family: Arial; font-kerning: none; font-size: 13px;"><i>Rain dates and cancellations will be posted on the Garden fence by the front gate</i></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: right;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #fb0007; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;">Pop-up Events during the season. </span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #fb0007; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;">Check your email for dates & time!</span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #fb0007; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: #c2e5a6; color: #fb0007; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p>Piermont Community Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822871298561359955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804419877157012518.post-10218521105460672942020-02-07T15:41:00.002-08:002020-02-07T15:47:29.541-08:00Why Does the Kale Taste Better Harvested after First Frost?Kale is a cold-hardy vegetable. For a long time I've wondered why it tastes better in the Fall than in Summer. I finally found an answer in Jeff Ashton's book <a href="http://rcls.ent.sirsi.net/client/piermont/search/results?qu=The+12-month+gardener+%3A+simple+strategies+for+extending+your+growing+season+Ashton%2C+jeff&te=" target="_blank">The 12-Month Gardener: Simple Strategies for Extending Your Growing Season</a>. He says, "...collards, mustard greens, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and kale will mature very well in the summer, but that doesn't mean they should be harvested in hot weather."<br />
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Why? They are bitter (to varying degrees) he notes, when harvested then.<br />
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Why? "Sugar (generated by photosynthesis) is the fuel that allows a plant to
breathe. In times of high stress, hardy plants are using every bit of
sugar available to stay alive. Bitterness is a result of sugar
depletion during these periods of high stress when temperatures soar and
the soil is dry." Ashton observes, as do I, that they become much sweeter after being hit by a couple of frosts.<br />
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Why? "The reason for this" he says, "is that the rate of respiration in hardy vegetables slows down in cool weather. As the season progresses into cooler weather, excess or unused sugar is stored." Mmmm. Hence, sweeter leaves!<br />
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HARVESTING<br />
In summer, if you must harvest your kale, make sure it is well-watered ahead and harvest after a couple of cloudy days for a sweeter experience. Otherwise, wait until Fall's frosts have hit to experience the optimum flavor.<br />
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In our Garden, kale has been observed to winter over, especially if covered even lightly with the spun material (often called <a href="https://cedarcirclefarm.org/tips/entry/geotextiles" target="_blank">Reemay)</a> that lets in sunlight and rain. Harvest can even take place during winter on more mild days. I harvested both curly and lacinato (dinosaur) kale this week.<br />
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Beware! During the Fall and Winter, <a href="https://garden.org/learn/articles/view/1315/" target="_blank">whiteflies</a> can be a pest you don't want to bring indoors, especially if you have houseplants. Shake harvested leaves while still in the Garden and wash well or submerge in water to remove any remaining flies before bringing indoors.Piermont Community Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822871298561359955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804419877157012518.post-77287688137791885922019-06-16T10:26:00.000-07:002019-06-16T13:22:29.284-07:00Weeds' Patient & Prolific Progeny – Know Thine Enemy<div style="text-align: left;">
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The information below is sobering to keep in mind when dancing with weeds and letting them go to seed. Some of those seeds will be viable long after we have become part of the earth in which they germinate!</span><br />
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<b style="font-size: 12px;">Many of these are in our Garden Plots</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>Bindweed</b> 40 yrs </span> Long-lived perennial with deep root system – never let it seed!</div>
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<b>Curly dock</b><span style="font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> <i>Rumex crispus</i></span> 29,500 70 yrs</div>
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Foxtail 20 yrs</div>
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Canada Thistle 21 yrs</div>
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<b>Crabgrass</b> 8,000</div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>Dandelions</b> 100-200 </span>seeds/head<span style="font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> 6 yrs </span>Germinates immediately after reaching maturity...it has no after-ripening requirements. Seed keeps in a ziplock bag in a refrigerator for 2 years with extremely high germination.</div>
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Evening Primrose 70 yrs</div>
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<b>Galinsoga ciliata</b> 7,500 10 yrs + in soil</div>
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<b>Lambsquarters</b> <span style="font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><i>Chenopodum album </i></span> 72,450 7% viable after 38 yrs</div>
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Mullein <span style="font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><i>Verbascum thapsus</i></span><i> </i>223,200, 70 yrs</div>
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<b>Nutsedge </b> 100 – 2,000 </div>
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<b>Pigweed</b> (redroot) 117,400 10-40 yrs</div>
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<b>Plantain </b><span style="font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><i>Plantago major </i></span>36,000 40 yrs</div>
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<b>Purslane </b><span style="font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><i>Portulaca oleracea</i></span> 52,300 <span style="font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>40 yrs</div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>Redroot pigweed</b> </span><i>Amaranthus spp</i> <span style="font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> 117,400 3 yrs </span>Unknown viability after 38 yrs</div>
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<b>Shepherd's purse</b><span style="font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> <i>Capselia bursa-pastoris</i> </span>38,500 16 yrs</div>
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<b>Smartweed </b> 19,300</div>
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Ragweed (Common) 3,380 39 yrs</div>
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Piermont Community Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822871298561359955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804419877157012518.post-59306218440862268332019-05-23T15:02:00.005-07:002022-09-27T09:25:27.089-07:00Watch for the Preying Mantis Hatching in the Garden!<div>
Late May is Preying Mantis hatching time! In 2016 this casing hatched on May 23. On the left is a new hatchling perhaps waiting for a sibling to emerge and become a tasty morsel. On the right, <span style="text-align: center;">a hatchling is poised to leap off its casing.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">When full grown in fall and almost 3 inches long, these predators are capable of capturing and eating a hummingbird. Meanwhile, they indiscriminately eat insects by remaining still, changing color to blend in and waiting </span><span style="text-align: center;">patiently </span><span style="text-align: center;">for their next meal to come within striking distance. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">One fall as I was harvesting basil, I almost cut one in half. It had blended in with the basil perfectly. At the last moment I noticed movement as the head swiveled to look up at the approaching scissors. Later she rewarded me by leaving an egg casing attached to that very basil plant. </span><br />
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<b>March 2022 UPDATE on Praying Mantids</b><br />
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This Spring, we collected as many Asian Praying Mantis egg casings as we could find (about 11) and removed them from the Garden. In September, 2021 we discovered a carpet of Monarch wings in Ellie's bed of zinnias. The photo here is of a plate of some of those wings from that event. A praying mantis had lain in wait in the zinnias and methodically attacked each butterfly that came to nectar there. She ate the body, leaving the wings to fall to the ground. The female needs a lot of protein in the Fall to lay her eggs. <div><br /></div><div>The Asian mantids are indiscriminate in their hunting and by September are quite formidable, even capable of killing a hummingbird. They out-compete our native Carolina Mantis which has been moving north and has been reported near NYC.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqsJAltZsbbs2taQ6VbeIj3G6VVl6Vi1fJBYTdBmrZgQObvDEzcStATJDxHtTxu0ETX_ZS6rt2nbuzdOwGCXuc3evDp9zRD_v0T74ncdJoMFgrg_fD4vflcK2Ah5DE9ht5f8eopfYpktuGJYxgLGcQ944cfTUT0QYl912Bboqp6PQRiEQt3i5xtVP/s4032/Monarch%20Butterfly%20wings%20leff%20from%20Praying%20Mantis%20feast.%209:28:21.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqsJAltZsbbs2taQ6VbeIj3G6VVl6Vi1fJBYTdBmrZgQObvDEzcStATJDxHtTxu0ETX_ZS6rt2nbuzdOwGCXuc3evDp9zRD_v0T74ncdJoMFgrg_fD4vflcK2Ah5DE9ht5f8eopfYpktuGJYxgLGcQ944cfTUT0QYl912Bboqp6PQRiEQt3i5xtVP/w163-h218/Monarch%20Butterfly%20wings%20leff%20from%20Praying%20Mantis%20feast.%209:28:21.jpeg" width="163" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div>Piermont Community Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822871298561359955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804419877157012518.post-48799671931179273682019-05-23T14:03:00.000-07:002019-05-23T14:27:24.121-07:00May Weeds<h1 class="entry-title">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>INDIAN MOCK STRAWBERRIES</b> among the real ones!</span></h1>
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Early in my gardening I nurtured one of these plants (<i>Potentilla indica</i>, formerly Duchesnea indica), mistaking it for a strawberry. I finally discovered its true nature. They still appear in the Garden.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rQA79taFxgEu9cCYrcVEBUMkFGlel4RTcI3kEEnA7XFv-eS1RDxOMcXcPPxGhwA4ACftK1rAn80yyFbp4vZb3F5Bu3Ne15StOdENbZm6ZEeZYxl0vOdn2RBO1Qqf349N082UuR80uK0/s1600/Mock+Indian+Strawberry+Flower.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2rQA79taFxgEu9cCYrcVEBUMkFGlel4RTcI3kEEnA7XFv-eS1RDxOMcXcPPxGhwA4ACftK1rAn80yyFbp4vZb3F5Bu3Ne15StOdENbZm6ZEeZYxl0vOdn2RBO1Qqf349N082UuR80uK0/s1600/Mock+Indian+Strawberry+Flower.jpeg" /></a>How to distinguish them from the real ones? I find the leaves are softer and fuzzier, while those of the strawberry tend to be a bit leathery. If the flower is yellow, it’s definitely not a strawberry — the tasty edible strawberry flowers are white.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVuP1qmNtuQeZVXqsK7-uyWR3iXaVvQS3tisRpDYVaV434fp_49ieKBJgAyvgjXgrnRfPg70MibxTXxy8S5UzKnO_7QcJbvzwnEymuY354lOX9H_WbYRdubRLhWW6vtTdkmUtBbN-rifg/s1600/Mock+Indian+Strawberry+Berry.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVuP1qmNtuQeZVXqsK7-uyWR3iXaVvQS3tisRpDYVaV434fp_49ieKBJgAyvgjXgrnRfPg70MibxTXxy8S5UzKnO_7QcJbvzwnEymuY354lOX9H_WbYRdubRLhWW6vtTdkmUtBbN-rifg/s1600/Mock+Indian+Strawberry+Berry.jpeg" /></a><span style="text-align: center;">The berry of the <i>Duchesnea indica </i>(sometimes known </span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;">as <i>Potentilla indica</i>)<i> – </i> flowers around the beginning of May as does the true strawberry. Pull this ‘weed’ if you find one in your bed and put it in the compost bin.</span><br />
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For those who are interested in its medicinal & edible use visit <a href="https://www.bellarmine.edu/faculty/drobinson/IndianStrawberry.asp">Bellarmine University</a> to find out about the positive qualities of this weed. Both the fruit and leaves are edible and medicinal.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">YELLOW NUTSEDGE SEEDLINGS</span> </b><br />
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<b>MID-MAY </b>they begin appearing in the Garden! Check out the Community Garden's <a href="https://piermontcommunitygarden.blogspot.com/search?q=nutsedge">Yellow Nutsedge Wins Community Garden Weed of the Year Award!</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSVoN7WCo_t2Cbnyb1lC9ztQpZeUOGpkal2ON3ab0QANtwnqkr0KnMmqzhyphenhyphenOVfZxI9b-jHT-NaShnZE-mw86Hw7IDUrgw00H4XU9H5o8LIDOz0Smq4hfZANKy4Q5Q6gDcb93mMWIzCSo/s1600/Yellow+Nutsedge+Seedlings+%2528Young%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="480" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSVoN7WCo_t2Cbnyb1lC9ztQpZeUOGpkal2ON3ab0QANtwnqkr0KnMmqzhyphenhyphenOVfZxI9b-jHT-NaShnZE-mw86Hw7IDUrgw00H4XU9H5o8LIDOz0Smq4hfZANKy4Q5Q6gDcb93mMWIzCSo/s200/Yellow+Nutsedge+Seedlings+%2528Young%2529.jpeg" width="200" /></a>Some already have little nuts attached to the roots. Remember, it’s those little nuts that survive the winter to reappear next Spring. Try to dig up the nutsedge before they have more than 3 leaves. And, don’t let the leaves fool you. They superficially resemble grass but are thicker and stiffer than most grasses. Notice that the leaf is V-shaped in cross-section, not flat. They also emerge in sets of three from the base rather than sets of two like grasses. Don’t let it get to the flowering stage. But if you do, look at the flowering stems — cut them and see that nutsedges are triangular in cross-section while grass stems are hollow and round.<br />
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The nutlets I've dug at this time are young — whitish and not brown like in the photo. They break off easily, so loosen the soil around the plant first and gently pull the weed out and put it in the trash. As these plants mature, they send out rhizomes to make a nice little Yellow Nutsedge colony.<br />
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If you find a small patch of nutsedge, Clemson Cooperative Extension recommends digging “at least 10 inches deep and at least eight to 10 inches beyond the diameter of the above ground leafy portion of the plant.” This is one wily weed!<br />
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Check this website <a href="http://oak.ppws.vt.edu/~flessner/weedguide/genusindex.htm">Virginia Tech Weed ID by Scientific Name</a> for photos of weeds in various stages of growth.<br />
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The National Gardening Association has extensive articles on Weeds such as this article on <a href="https://garden.org/learn/articles/view/2948/">Indian Mockstrawberry</a> with photos.<br />
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Piermont Community Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822871298561359955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804419877157012518.post-23641777585751100302019-04-28T11:24:00.000-07:002019-06-16T09:41:38.438-07:00Galinsoga – Modest in the Spring, It Gallops through the Garden in September & October<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><b>Galinsoga parviflora</b></i>, and <b><i>Galinsoga ciliata, </i></b>known also as <b><i>Quickweed</i> </b>or <i><b>Gallant Soldie</b>r</i>, are easily pulled when young. You start seeing this subtropical annual in spring. It produces multiple generations (as many as 7500 seeds per plant per year), hence we see it galloping through the Garden in September and October before first frost if we are not vigilant in the Spring. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mar 1 <b>Membership Due$ ‘Early </b></span><b style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">Deadline’</b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> to E. Tress -</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;"> $20 half plot / $40 full plot</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mar 14 <b>Spring Member Mtg </b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sat,</span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"> 4-5:30 pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mar 15 <b>Membership Due$</b></span><b style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"> ‘Final Deadline’</b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> to E. Tress -</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">D<span style="font-size: xx-small;">ues: <span style="font-size: xx-small;">$30 half plot / $50 full plot; plot forfeited after deadline)</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Apr 18 <b>Spring Work Party </b>Sat,</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 10 am - 2 pm </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">(4/25<span style="color: blue;"> Rain Date</span>)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Apr 26 <b>Spring Work Party</b> Sun, Noon - 3 pm <span style="font-size: x-small;">(5/3 <span style="color: blue;">Rain Date</span>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">May 30 <b>D</b></span><b style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">eadline </b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">to</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><b style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Plant</b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> your plot</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Jun 17 <b>Solstice Work Party</b> prep work party </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">5 - 7 pm</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(<span style="color: blue;">Rain date</span> 6/18)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Jun 20 <b>Summer Solstice Party </b>at Parelli Park 6 - 10 pm </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Aug 5 </span><b style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mid-summer Work</b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <b>Party</b> Wed, 6 - 8 pm?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Heat</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">/<span style="color: blue;">Rain date</span> Wed 8/12, 6 - 8 pm</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Oct 17 </span><b style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Fall Work Party </b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">(<span style="color: blue;">Rain date</span> 10/20)</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sat, 10am - 2 pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Oct 25 </span><b style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Fall Work Party<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">(<span style="color: blue;">Rain date</span> 11/1) </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sun, 12 - 3 pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Nov 12 <b>Fall Member Mtg </b>Thur, 7 pm </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">@ Village Hall </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">(changed from Nov 10, 4-5:30p)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dec 1 <b>Deadline</b> to</span><b style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> clean &</b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><b style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">weed </b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">your plot</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dec 19 </span><b style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Winter Solstice Bonfire </b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">in Joan's driveway 6 - 8 am</span><br />
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Piermont Community Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822871298561359955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804419877157012518.post-3900040750045714642018-12-08T20:39:00.000-08:002019-11-16T20:08:12.244-08:00WINTER SOLSTICE in the GARDEN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mich tends the fire while we stand vigil watching for the rising sun with Nakai's flute playing in the background.</div>
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<b>TOMATOES, CORN & WINTER SQUASH</b><br />
These three say they need to ripen before harvesting, although green tomatoes have something to say about that!<br />
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<b>Tomatoes</b><br />
The first indication that we are nearing ripeness is when we color up. BUT our best clues are our flesh gives to gentle pressure AND our stem willingly separates from the vine at the first joint above the fruit. Enjoy us then.<br />
<b>Green Tomatoes</b><br />
Before the cold temperatures set in, pick us green tomatoes, even we who are hard as a baseball. Wrap us separately in a couple layers of newspaper and put us someplace in darkness, like on a tray under the bed or in a box. Check us periodically for ripening (or possible rotting -- please remove these!) Enjoy us into Thanksgiving or even Winter Solstice!<br />
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<b>Corn</b><br />
When my silk turns dry and brown – about 3 weeks after it first begins to show – then my kernels inside will be full and milky.<br />
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<b>Winter Squash</b><br />
I like to remain on the vine until my rind has hardened and my color has deepened. If you want to store me though, wait until my plant has died before harvesting me.<br />
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You can pick me once I have reached a usable size. Do it while my skin is still glossy. Once it dulls, I am not at my best.<br />
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Pick me once I've reached a size you like. If you are patient and leave me on the vine longer, I will reward you with my red self. All the more vitamin C for you!<br />
<b>Summer Squash</b><br />
You can pick me at any size. I am best when small and tender and my skin is still glossy and has some "grab" when you move your hand across it. But all is not lost if I get to be the size of a baseball bat – make zucchini bread!<br />
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<b>Peas</b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlXFfTBUIKXBZucUAzTK1Ki8MGDBBnUtv15WHPx_64jCyGASFvSowg_Vj82ofFv2g6bGJaNrxNzfNT1N_K8QAc9JWBa3JEvjGtyG13IryyVa-6BKsEb2KzBDkb9kZOuhvpTVfPCj_2vY/s1600/Peas+clipart.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="133" data-original-width="492" height="52" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlXFfTBUIKXBZucUAzTK1Ki8MGDBBnUtv15WHPx_64jCyGASFvSowg_Vj82ofFv2g6bGJaNrxNzfNT1N_K8QAc9JWBa3JEvjGtyG13IryyVa-6BKsEb2KzBDkb9kZOuhvpTVfPCj_2vY/s200/Peas+clipart.jpeg" width="200" /></a>Wait until we of the shelling kind have filled out the pod, but don't leave us on the vine too long after. We are rather tough then. We sugar snaps can be eaten pod and all and are sweetest and most tender BEFORE we fill out our pods!<br />
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Pick us when we are the size you want, but don't let us get too large! Warning! We green beans get especially tough then. And, we cucumbers make seeds so big, you will need to remove them.<br />
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<b>Leeks & Onions</b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOElkGyhlQZFfzf4RwQOp8xo9KYz9Gpiwj_mjJn5gk-Tv7dSvyJqcucfOOuAIWDGQ6YKTaSqJHx27H8uKvNHsnoAZpT39wUYavi_ByjuyBYy-M-ZYyeWxeP35N3RUzSvbf45XHaXkaPUs/s1600/Onion+clipart.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="155" data-original-width="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOElkGyhlQZFfzf4RwQOp8xo9KYz9Gpiwj_mjJn5gk-Tv7dSvyJqcucfOOuAIWDGQ6YKTaSqJHx27H8uKvNHsnoAZpT39wUYavi_ByjuyBYy-M-ZYyeWxeP35N3RUzSvbf45XHaXkaPUs/s1600/Onion+clipart.jpeg" /></a>We can be pulled & eaten at any stage. The onion advises: If you want to store me, leave me in the ground until my top yellows.<br />
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I am day-length sensitive and literally stop growing at Summer Solstice. So, in July, dig me when my tops are starting to yellow but while there are still 5-6 green leaves left. If you allow all my leaves to brown up, then there will be no covering left on my head when you harvest me and I will not store well at all.<br />
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<b>Potatoes</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Much of the above was taken from <b>Taunton's</b><i><b> Fine Gardening, </b>Aug 2003</i></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: xx-small;">How do you known when your vegetables are ready for harvest?</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Also, </i><b style="font-style: italic;">The National Gardening Association </b>website: <a href="https://garden.org/learn/articles" target="_blank">Gardening Articles</a></span>Piermont Community Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822871298561359955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804419877157012518.post-69954920324136160162018-07-17T14:16:00.000-07:002018-07-17T14:16:03.440-07:002018 Summer Solstice in the Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>EARLY SPRING</b><br />
<b>March to April</b></span><br />
<br />The high season of Spring Weeds is here! Wondering what the names are of the weeds in the Garden this Spring? <div><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Purple
</b> or <b>Red Deadnettle</b></span> (<i>Lamium purpureum</i>) of the mint family<br />
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its little lavender flowers are an important source of food for bees now
when not many other flowers are available. For the intrepid, explore
its edible qualities at <a href="http://eatingmymoccasinsnow.blogspot.com/2009/02/dead-nettle-lamium-purpureum.html">Eating Green</a> -- harvest the young leaf shoots in the Spring and use within salads or smoothies or use as a tea. <br />
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This weed easily reproduces from seed or pieces of plant. Chopping it up & digging it into the soil can increase the number of plants. Pull it roots & all to better rid your plot of this weedy 'groundcover'.<br /><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Hairy Bittercress</span></b>
(<i>Cardamine hirsuta</i>) is another weed that is blooming and seeding up right now. It's a very invasive weed and the tiny seeds can be expelled several yards from the pod at maturity. Its delicate little white cluster of flowers sit tall on erect stems
above the base of its leaves. This member of the mustard family is
edible as a bitter herb.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Common Groundsel</b> </span>(<i>Senecio vulgaris</i>) is a weed just starting to bloom in the Garden with its yellow flowers and
dandelion-like puffy seeds. While its seeds provide food for birds, it is a disease host for a fungus that causes black root rot (<i>Thielaviopsis basicola</i>) in peas, soybeans, carrots, tomatoes,
cucurbits and other vegetables and flowers. <br />
<br /><span style="font-size: large;">⚠</span>This is definitely not
an edible weed, as chronic exposure can cause irreversible liver
damage.<br />
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You start seeing this subtropical annual in spring. It produces multiple generations (as many as 7500 seeds per plant per year), hence we see it galloping through the Garden in September and October before first frost if we are not vigilant in the Spring. </div></span></div><div><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>Do not compost this particular weed.</b> The small white flowers you see produce many seeds which mature almost immediately – a great survival strategy for this little weed that has shallow roots and no rhizomes or reproduction by cuttings. Dispose of it in the vegetative pile out front for the DPW to pick up. Correspondingly, before using your weeding tools elsewhere, clean off the soil as their tiny seeds can be present in it.</span></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWd9Bbt0xApUnKrOBD1BYwPXnniapktB9P_GD6jRuPVo-Eqj_tZyndxuWWQb4-FeNymSiGR073Xj1oL5hgJtr43FRSYstVpy36BZC8mB7m62xYSONVwJM0I82Y1WBrGtdmHPjqND-4Zl4/s1600/Galisoga+gone+to+seed+.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWd9Bbt0xApUnKrOBD1BYwPXnniapktB9P_GD6jRuPVo-Eqj_tZyndxuWWQb4-FeNymSiGR073Xj1oL5hgJtr43FRSYstVpy36BZC8mB7m62xYSONVwJM0I82Y1WBrGtdmHPjqND-4Zl4/s320/Galisoga+gone+to+seed+.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Galinsoga Gone to Seed<br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgj6uLZZXNf0XhbAUuU0BtLitbr6SXT7hVjZw-x6sxR1tBWn3dp1e1ixNzkypEmAkzbNyhZW3N8mJZ-yQSv8cZNqaGeyL-Ihy53MiU4uSd8AUeJTmPh7tpR77lX2kbRpCASouxeDcuddTSyrc2-8TcfGrrIstQKFb3cnV0QXftgJRXD11Nb-pLoVwf6=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgj6uLZZXNf0XhbAUuU0BtLitbr6SXT7hVjZw-x6sxR1tBWn3dp1e1ixNzkypEmAkzbNyhZW3N8mJZ-yQSv8cZNqaGeyL-Ihy53MiU4uSd8AUeJTmPh7tpR77lX2kbRpCASouxeDcuddTSyrc2-8TcfGrrIstQKFb3cnV0QXftgJRXD11Nb-pLoVwf6=w243-h183" width="243" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ajiaco Bogotano</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="text-align: left;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"></span><br /><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"></span><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #222222;">On the positive side, their presence indicates adequate to high nitrogen in the soil. And although considered by us a weed, other parts of the world use it culinarily and medicinally. Their young greens & stems are high in minerals and can be cooked and eaten.</span><br /><div style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">See <a href="https://www.juliasedibleweeds.com/general/galinsoga-love-hate/" target="_blank">Galinsoga – Love It or Hate It</a> for more info on its nutrition and uses. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222;">For more on this weed and other "Weeds of the Month" visit the July 22, 2016 Brooklyn Botanic Garden's</span><i style="color: #222222;"> </i><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><i style="color: #551a8b;"><a href="https://www.bbg.org/news/weed_of_the_month_galinsoga">Weed of the Month: Galinsoga</a>. </i>For strategies on controlling, it visit</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: #551a8b;"> the </span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">University of Vermont's</span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: #551a8b;"> <a href="https://www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry/factsheets/galinsoga.html" target="_blank">Galinsoga Management</a>.</span></span></span></div></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: #551a8b;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: #551a8b;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: #551a8b;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-family: times;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;">This weed, galinsoga, is known as</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"> </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;">guascas</i> in Columbian cuisine. A lot of folk online are asking where they can get seeds to grow this herb! If you are adventuresome, you may want to make the special soup, <a href="https://andreasrecipes.com/ajiaco-bogotano-colombia/" style="color: #551a8b;" target="_blank">Ajiaco Bogotano</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;">. If you have a friend from Columbia you may even persuade them to 'harvest' </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;">your weed and take it back to their kitchen along with you! It only takes 5 hrs to cook this soup so many rave about. </span></span></span></span></div></div>Piermont Community Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822871298561359955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804419877157012518.post-58522048856448915652017-03-08T06:44:00.000-08:002017-04-20T13:32:32.675-07:00Spring Dandelions & Bees<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our chitinous friends, who pollinate, need all the help they can get these days and we need them. Pick those spring dandelion flowers <u>after</u> they start to close up and give our bees a chance to get a good start. They will thank us by pollinating our tomatoes and other vegetables later in the season!</div>
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Too many dandelions, hardly any bees? Roldale's <a href="http://www.rodalesorganiclife.com/dandelion?utm_source=rodalesorganiclife.com&utm_medium=Outbrain&utm_content=articlefooter" target="_blank">4 Delicious Ways to Cook Dandelion Flowers</a> has recipes for you to try. "Almost every inch of this weed is good eating: Pan-fried in butter, the buds taste like cremini mushrooms; dipped in batter and deep-fried, open flowers become bittersweet fritters."</div>
<br />Piermont Community Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822871298561359955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804419877157012518.post-14941297038427582762017-02-14T14:28:00.000-08:002018-03-19T10:59:23.528-07:00Starting Your Own Plants Indoors from SeedFor the adventurous souls who wish to start their plants indoors from seed, go to <i>Mother Earth Living's</i> <a href="http://www.motherearthliving.com/Vegetable-Gardening/garden-planting-guide-zmgz12mazmel" target="_blank">Garden Planning Guide: When to Plant Seeds and Seedlings for Your Region</a> and download the <b>Spring Garden Worksheet </b>at this site as well as guides & apps for our various devices at <i>Mother Earth's</i> <a href="http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/what-to-plant-now-zl0z0903zalt" target="_blank">What to Plant Now</a>.<br />
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Determining Last & First Frosts for Piermont</h3>
Dobbs Ferry, NY -- directly across from Piermont:<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">This chart <span style="font-size: small;">can help determ<span style="font-size: small;">ine the cha<span style="font-size: small;">nce of a certain temperature occur<span style="font-size: small;">ring </span>in our area on a given date.</span></span></span></span> <br />
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#760000"><b><span style="color: white;">Temperature</span></b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#760000"><b><span style="color: white;">10%</span></b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#760000"><b><span style="color: white;">20%</span></b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#760000"><b><span style="color: white;">30%</span></b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#760000"><b><span style="color: white;">40%</span></b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#760000"><b><span style="color: white;">50%</span></b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#760000"><b><span style="color: white;">60%</span></b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#760000"><b><span style="color: white;">70%</span></b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#760000"><b><span style="color: white;">80%</span></b></td><td align="center" bgcolor="#760000"><b><span style="color: white;">90%</span></b></td>
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<td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Spring 32°</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">May 2</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apr 27</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apr 24</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apr 20</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apr 18</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apr 15</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apr 12</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apr 8</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apr 3</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Spring 28°</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apr 17</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apr 12</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apr 9</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apr 6</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apr 3</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apr 1</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mar 29</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mar 25</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mar 21</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Spring 24°</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apr 6</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apr 1</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mar 29</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mar 26</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mar 24</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mar 21</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mar 19</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mar 15</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mar 11</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fall 32°</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Oct 10</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Oct 15</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Oct 19</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Oct 22</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Oct 25</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Oct 28</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Oct 31</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nov 2</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nov 7</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fall 28°</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Oct 26</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Oct 31</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nov 3</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nov 7</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nov 10</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nov 13</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nov 17</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nov 21</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nov 26</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fall 24°</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nov 8</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nov 14</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nov 18</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nov 21</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nov 24</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nov 28</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dec 2</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dec 6</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dec 12</span></td>
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<i>* <span style="font-size: xx-small;">This station data is available courtesy the <a href="http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/">National Climatic Data Center</a>.</span></i><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>For
each station, you will see a temperature along with a pile of
percentage columns. Here's how it works: The percent column tells you
the probability that you will experience that row's temperature on or
before that date. So, for example, in the Spring 32° row, if you have "Apr 18" under the
50% column, that means that you have a 50% chance of seeing frost on or
before April 18th. Another example. Say in the Fall 24° row, under 90%, you have "Dec 12",
then that means that you have a 90% chance of seeing 24 degrees on or
before December 12th.</i></span><br />
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Chart from Celetti's Nursery in New City<br />
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Piermont is now in<b> 7a hardiness zone</b> (0-5º F) according to the USDA. </div>
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When the Community Garden first started we were in 5b.<br />
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Piermont Community Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822871298561359955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804419877157012518.post-9652233260520608742016-07-26T15:35:00.000-07:002016-07-26T16:31:32.438-07:00Alert! West Nile Mosquitoes in OrangeburgSee the July 26 article in <i>The Patch:</i><br />
<a href="http://patch.com/new-york/pearlriver/west-nile-virus-found-mosquitoes-rockland"><b>West Nile Virus Found in Mosquitoes in Orangeburg</b></a><br />
<i>The <a href="http://www.west-nile-virus-prevention.com/species.html">infected mosquitoes</a> were collected in Orangeburg during the week of July 10 as part of the county's ongoing West Nile Virus surveillance efforts. </i><br />
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<b>Mosquito Life Cycle Depends on <span style="font-family: inherit;">Water</span></b><br />
With the current drought status, standing water may not be a problem, but the mosquitoes who carry this disease can lay eggs in very little water, such as the rims of upside down pots.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> If you see see some larvae swimming in any water in the Garden, please dump it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">How long each stage lasts depends on both temperature and species characteristics. For instance, <em>Culex tarsalis</em> might go through its life cycle in 14 days at 70 degrees F and take only 10 days at 80 degrees Fahrenheit. <b>Some species have adapted to go through their entire life cycle in as little as four days or as long as one month.</b> Once the adult mosquito emerges, some will travel as much as 40 miles or more for a meal according to the American Mosquito Control Association!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bee nectaring at tansy flower</td></tr>
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<b>Outdoor protection:</b><br />
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<li>Suggested repellents: <a href="https://www.mosquitnoband.com/what-repels-mosquitoes/">Mosquitno</a>: DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon, eucalyptus</li>
<li>Dark colors attract mosquitoes. Wear lighter colored clothing</li>
<li>Caught in the Garden with no repellent and dusk coming on? Try rubbing <a href="http://commonsensehome.com/tansy/">tansy</a> on your exposed skin to repel the mosquitoes. It grows both in the Park and Herb garden. Ants and other insects hate it. The odor is quite distinct and the chemistry seems not to agree with many insects we love to hate.</li>
<li><a href="http://bestplants.com/plants-that-repel-mosquitoes/">Here is a list of 31 plants that repel mosquitoes</a></li>
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<br />Piermont Community Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822871298561359955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804419877157012518.post-12760189749135590592016-07-17T12:27:00.001-07:002016-07-18T06:36:37.167-07:00Summer Visitors - Strategies for Dispatching Fruit Flies in the Kitchen<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fruit flies floating in vinegar trap</td></tr>
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With all the produce and fruit coming in during summer, some unwelcome 'guests' appear, wanting to eat and make merry (reproduce) in your kitchen. No need to spray. <b>Make a vinegar trap</b> for your kitchen counter and lure the little beasts away from your fruit. Re-use a plastic soda or coffee cup with a lid. Punch some holes around the walls at least 2-3 inches above the bottom with an ice pick and maybe make some holes in the lid. Pour in some <b>apple cider vinegar </b>(about 1-2 inches) and put the lid on. Then wait. If you make it, they will come. During a period of 24 hrs, this trap ensnared over 30 fruit flies.<br />
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Have you ever tried to kill a fruit fly by slapping it between your hands? Rarely works. <u>But</u> if you <b>wet your hands first</b>, often the little flies will adhere to the wetness and thereby be 'captured' on your hand, waiting to be dispatched to – if not already in fruit fly heaven.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drosera entrapping a fruit fly. The leaf <br />
will soon curl up and secrete digestive <br />
enzymes since it detects an insect.</td></tr>
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For those of you with children or with a child-like heart, you may wish to procure a fruit fly eating plant called <i>Drosera capensis</i>, also known as<b> Cape Sundew</b>. The Venus Flytrap is too large to capture fruit flies. The Cape Sundew is just the right size, fun to watch and beautiful in the sun with its leaves which are densely covered with red-tinged plant hairs (tricomes) that secrete a sticky sap insects find irresistible. <span style="font-size: x-small;">NB: Water only with distilled or rain water.</span>Piermont Community Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822871298561359955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804419877157012518.post-29121929193660831282016-07-06T14:43:00.000-07:002020-07-16T19:06:51.655-07:00Our 3 Kinds of Raspberries: Their StoriesThe Garden has planted 3 different kinds of raspberries on the west border: 2 red raspberries: <i>Latham</i>, <i>Heritage </i> and a Black Raspberry. In general, raspberries bear large succulent fruits when ripening during sunny, hot weather after a good rain. If not well-watered during hot weather when fruiting, the berries may be small and even pithy.<br />
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<b>LATHAM bear June-July & sometimes a 2nd bearing in Fall</b><br />
Our largest crop comes from the Latham canes and bears in later June through July. The berries fruit on last year's growth, so care must be taken not to prune them out in the Fall. Latham have no significant pests in our Garden. The dying woody canes from this summer's crop can be pruned before new canes emerge after harvest for next year's crop. <br />
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<b>HERITAGE bear Aug-Oct</b><br />
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This cultivar bears in late summer on this year's growth and in some years will even bear until Thanksgiving depending on the weather. Heritage has two pests that plague it in our Garden:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wilted raspberry tip from cuts <br />
made by the Cane Borer Beetle</td></tr>
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<li>The <b>Raspberry Cane Borer</b> (<i>Oberea bimaculata </i>Oliver) is a half inch black longhorned beetle with yellow stripes on the wing covers and antennae as long as the body. It attacks by inserting its eggs into the canes, usually at the tender tip growth. The tips wilt because the beetle makes 2 girdles of punctures about an inch apart and inserts its eggs in between. To manage this problem, interrupt the life cycle by cutting off the tip <u>below</u> the lowest set of punctures and placing in the trash.</li>
<li>The <b>T</b><b>wo-spotted Fruit Fly</b>, (<i>Drosophila suzukii</i>) a recent newcomer to this country, inserts its eggs into the raspberry fruit, causing it to become inedible. When you pick a nice ripe berry and look inside to see it liquified, you know the larvae have been at work. You may even see the small, white, wriggly, wormy larvae themselves!</li>
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<b>BLACK RASPBERRIES bear in July</b><br />
The <i>Black Raspberries </i>are planted in the SW corner of the patch inside the fence. It is a small patch, planted much later than the reds. The flavor is distinctly different from the red raspberries. In harvesting, the trick is to wait until they are black and almost ready to fall off the cane. When red, these berries are unripe and hard & unpalatable. We have not noticed any pests amongst these berries. For summertime pruning (waist high at the Fourth of July) see <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeLoKmdfOoE.">Summertime Pruning of Black Raspberries (July 4)</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61DFE2OilP0&feature=emb_rel_pause.">How to Prune and Grow Black Raspberries</a> is a 21 min video of general black raspberry care. To learn about best pruning practices after fruiting is over check out <a href="https://youtu.be/z7lgcCuX034">Pruning Black Raspberries in Late Winter</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raspberry Cane Borer Beetle <br />
Laying Eggs on a Cane <br />
Photo credit - Mark Longstroth, MSU Ext</td></tr>
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<b>RASPBERRY PESTS & HOW TO TREAT THEM</b><br />
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Monitor the <i><b>Heritage</b></i> canes for the <i><b>Cane Borer</b> </i>once the new growth appears, especially in late June. Look for wilted tips and cut them off at least 1 inch below the lowest girdling. If there appears to be a burrow in the cane where the cutting occurred, cut further down. The larva may have already started its inside journey down the cane. Doing this faithfully each season seems to keep the population down and each season there are fewer wilted tips.<br />
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For the <b><i>Two-spotted Fruit Fly</i>,</b> being proactive is the best. Prior to the fruits appearing in late July on the <b><i>Heritage</i></b>, hang vinegar traps on the fence. Replenish the vinegar if rain dilutes it too much. The vinegar attracts the flies when they first appear and lures them into the cup where they can't emerge and often drown. This helps crash the fruit fly population and the damage it does to the berries.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">July 25, 2016 The last Latham berry is harvested. Most of the old Latham canes have been removed to give breathing space to new growth and cut back on insect predation.</span><br />
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Piermont Community Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822871298561359955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804419877157012518.post-62496212752127232942015-07-01T08:28:00.000-07:002015-07-01T08:28:48.194-07:00TIPS for a BUMPER CROP of TOMATOESA recent <a href="http://www.lohud.com/story/life/home-garden/2015/06/20/get-best-tomato-crop/28989491/" target="_blank">article</a> in The Journal News by <a href="http://www.lohud.com/search/max%20apton/" target="_blank">Max Apton</a>, former vegetable field manager at <i>The Stone Barns Center</i>, gives some tips for growing a bumper crop of tomatoes.<br /><ul>
<li>Prepare bed by adding 1" of compost. Loosen soil deeply with a digging fork allowing compost to be worked into the lower layers of soil.</li>
<li>Plant tomatoes deep, at least up to the first set of leaves. (Especially important if the seedling is gangly; roots will develop along the buried part of the stem creating a strong support for the mature plant.)</li>
<li>Space plants 2½ ft apart. Space rows 4-5 ft apart. This allows plants plenty of room to breathe.</li>
<li>Use stakes, not cages. Steel T-posts can support the weight of a fully mature vine without falling over. Cages do not allow for generous airflow around the plant.</li>
<li>Be diligent in pruning once they start growing. Only prune on bright, sunny days. Sunshine helps "cauterize" the pruned cuts.</li>
<li>Use a sharp pair of scissors for a clean cut. Snip away any lower yellowing leaves. Pinch off "suckers" as the emerge, training plants to have 2 leaders.</li>
<li>Cut away any flowers that form until the plant is at least knee-high.</li>
<li>Begin the season by watering deeply every 5 days. Ideally, use a soaker hose for 3 hrs. This less frequent and deep watering encourages deep root growth. </li>
<li>Once the plant begins to flower & set fruit, do not water the rest of the season, no matter how dry the weather. Too much water will result in watery tomatoes that easily split.</li>
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Piermont Community Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822871298561359955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804419877157012518.post-70088845892093685482014-09-01T10:04:00.002-07:002014-09-01T17:01:55.326-07:00Peeling Tomatoes - An Alternative MethodI recently came across a blog that went inactive in 2010 called <a href="http://growthechange.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Grow the Change</a>
(You Want to See). It may prove a good resource for those curious
about homesteading experiences. Here is a description from the blog of
an alternative way to peel tomatoes: <br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">"I've been wanting to try it out and see if it is a viable method for
removing the skins from large batches of tomatoes. So I set out with a
20 lb pail of ripe Roma tomatoes. ... Here's the technique: use only ripe tomatoes, paste
types work best, but it works for all varieties."</span></i></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Scrape the
tomato skin with the back of your pairing, or small kitchen knife. </span></i></span></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Scrape back and forth a few times, applying slight pressure, like you
are shaving the skin, rotating the tomato to work around the whole
fruit. </span></i></span></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">You will start to see the skin wrinkle under the right pressure,
and the texture of the tomato changes to that of a water balloon, as if
there's a layer of water just under the skin. This method separates
the skin from the flesh underneath. </span></i></span></b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Then slice off the stem end and
peel down from the top. The skin should come off easily.</span></i></span></b></li>
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Piermont Community Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822871298561359955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2804419877157012518.post-57237635717822126232014-07-12T07:33:00.007-07:002022-06-14T09:32:49.076-07:00Sand Wasps to the Rescue!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Hurricane Sandy may have done us a favor. Have you noticed some low-flying bee-like insects hovering over the walk in the NE corner of the Garden by the fig tree? These insects are definitely friends. They are <b><a href="http://capitalnaturalist.blogspot.com/2014/07/sand-digger-wasp-drama-in-our.html" target="_blank">Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus</a></b>, commonly known as <b>Sand Wasps</b>. And they would not be in the Garden if there was no sand for them to dig their nests. The sand is there to hold the walkway bricks in place. The brick walkways are a project that would not have been built if Sandy had not destroyed our original infrastructure.<br />
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Are they dangerous? No. Do they sting? The females do have stingers. They need them to paralyze the prey they lay their eggs on. When the egg hatches, it has all the food it needs to grow into a working adult. The males, who act quite aggressively until they realize you are not a wasp, have no stinger. They act so to defend their territory in hopes of 'getting lucky'. It is rare to be stung by a female sand wasp. She is far too busy finding prey for her young. However, you might feel her sting if you step on her with your bare foot or put your hand on her. Otherwise, feel free to walk through the little carpet of them in the NE corner. Better yet, sit a while and observe them digging in the sand between the bricks, coming and going as they provision each chamber for the next generation. Watch this video of a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLpXPApc3ls" target="_blank"><b>Sand Wasp digging her nest burrow</b></a> and another of a <a href="https://vimeo.com/19974276"><b>Female Sand Wasp dragging and carrying in a stinkbug for her young</b>.</a> A single female can kill 40 brown Marmorated stink bugs during its lifetime. <br />
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The adults feed on the nectar they find in our flowers. Thank them for helping with pollination. But, a big thank you goes to them for the work they do when providing for their young. And what is the favorite food choice for this? True bugs. In particular, Stinkbugs! And what stinkbug has now started hatching in our garden? The <a href="http://piermontcommunitygarden.blogspot.com/2013/07/squash-bug-has-arrived-this-year_4118.html" target="_blank"><b></b></a><b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/2804419877157012518/6635104962572111739" target="_blank">Squash Bug</a></b>! First sighting was June 28. Last year they were everywhere. Check your own zucchinis and other cucurbits. Do you find clusters of <a href="http://piermontcommunitygarden.blogspot.com/2012/07/alert-squash-bugs-in-garden.html" target="_blank"><b></b></a><b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/2804419877157012518/6858859017985828491" target="_blank">bronze eggs</a></b> under some of the leaves? If so, they will hatch and hopefully become food for the next generation of Sand Wasps.<br /><br />
Perhaps, if they run out of squash bugs, they will 'harvest' another stinkbug, that attacks our kale and other brassicas every summer -- the <b><a href="http://piermontcommunitygarden.blogspot.com/2012/08/harlequin-bugs-make-merry-on-community.html" target="_blank">Harlequin Bug</a></b>!<br />
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<b>Sept 1, 2014 </b><br />
We've had no sightings of Harlequin or Squash bugs this summer after the arrival in June of the Sand Wasps. This is in contrast to the heavy infestation of both during the 2013 season. Last week I sighted a Sand Wasp on the walkway and it had something brown under it that it was holding on to. Without disturbing her, I could only surmise it was a stinkbug she was stinging -- perhaps the brown marmorated one or the Squash bug. Nearby was the sighting of recent nesting activity in the sand between the bricks near my plot. Our Sand Wasps continue to be vigilant for this pest! :> <i>The Garden Sprite</i><br />
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<b>Dec 2, 2017</b><br />
Today I was surprised by the sighting two Harlequin bugs in my plot. They, along with the Squash bug, were more abundant this summer than in 2014. One was on the ground and one on the red Russian kale I had cloched. The weather has been unusually warm this fall, but in the lower 30's a few days this week. I dispatched what I hope is the last of these bugs for the year. They are heartier than I thought and sure to return next year! But the Sand Wasps were also still at work here this year. The holes in the sand between our bricks gave their activity away. And so, we rely on our chitinous friends to help keep our chitinous 'enemies' in balance. :> <i>The Garden Sprite</i><br />
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<b>Oct 15, 2018 </b><br />
The Harlequin bugs have been multiplying on our brassicas and the mild fall weather has been a good encouragement to their endeavors! The Sand Wasps are nowhere in sight. Most of the sand between the bricks has been replaced with dirt spilling out from our plots. We may need to build a sandbox nursery to encourage them to come back and nest with us! :> <i>The Garden Sprite</i>Piermont Community Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10822871298561359955noreply@blogger.com0