Mar 1 Membership Due$ ‘Early Deadline’ E. Tress -
Dues: $20 half plot / $40 full plot.
Mar 15 Membership Due$ ‘Final Deadline’ to E. Tress -
Dues: $30 half plot / $50 full plot; plot forfeited after deadline.
Apr 7 Spring Member Mtg Sun, 4:00-5:30 pm
Village Hall & via Zoom option if Coordinating Team is notified.
Apr TBD New Member Orientation (Mandatory; Individually scheduled with Mich
Brisson)
Apr 13 Spring Communal Weeding & Cleaning
Sat, 10 am - 2 pm (Rain Date 4/20)
Apr 15 Deadline to weed & clean your plot
Apr 21 Spring Communal Weeding & Cleaning
Sun, 12 - 3 pm (Rain Date 4/28)
May 31 Deadline for planting all plots
Jun 19 Solstice Communal Work Prep in Garden and Parelli Park
Bindweed Wed, 5-7 pm (Rain date Thurs 6/20)
Jun 22 Summer Solstice Picnic at Parelli Park, Sat, 6 - 10 pm
(Rain date 6/23)
July 16 Communal Work & Weeding - Crabgrass Tue, 5-7 pm
(Alternate date - Rain/Heat - Wed 7/17, 5-7 pm)
Aug 12 Communal Work & Weeding Grasses Mon, 5-7 pm
(Alternate date - Rain/Heat - Wed 8/14, 5-7 pm)
Sep 15 Communal Work & Weeding Sun, Noon-3 pm
(Rain date - 9/22)
Oct 5 Communal Work & Weeding Sat, 10 am - 2 pm
(Rain date 10/19)
Oct 13 Communal Work & Weeding Sun, Noon - 3 pm
(Rain date 10/20)
Nov 3 Fall Member Mtg Sun, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Village Hall & via Zoom
Dec 1 Deadline to clean & weed plot for Winter
Dec 21 Winter Solstice Bonfire Sat, 6:15-8:00 am
(Garden Driveway) (Alternate date -Rain/Snow 12/22)
NOTE: Participation in organized Communal Work & Weeding goes towards fulfilling membership requirements of 6 work hours
Rain dates and cancellations will be posted on Garden fence.
Pop-up Events during the season are often on a Wed. or Thur. Check your email for date & time.
Early in my gardening I nurtured one of these plants (Potentilla indica, formerly Duchesnea indica), mistaking it for a strawberry. I finally discovered its true nature. They still appear in the Garden.
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.
The berry of the Duchesnea indica (sometimes known
as Potentilla indica) – 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.
For those who are interested in its medicinal & edible use visit Bellarmine University to find out about the positive qualities of this weed. Both the fruit and leaves are edible and medicinal.