Preparing the Garden for Fall

Spinach is a typical fall crop.

Although it has been hot enough to keep our thoughts on summer and air conditioning, many of the plantings sown this Spring are finished for the year and its time to prepare for fall. The corn that Kari Keever planted in early May has all been picked and the stocks have been ripped out and composted. Spinach has been planted where the corn was and your gardeners will be putting in lettuce and other greens as soon as the heat dies down a little.

Garden Manager Kari Keever

Kari Keever, seen above, is weeding beans and picking them. We've had good luck with beans this year and one of the lessons learned this year is to replicate our luck in future seasons. Consequently, we're going to skip planting squash (they take up too much room!) and plant fewer cucumbers--and devote the space they had to spuds, flowers and, of course, to those tasty string beans.

Needed: We need four (4) wooden truck pallets to expand our compost pile. If you are able to donate pallets please drop them off at the garden or--contact Dan and he'll pick them up.