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Tuesday, September 15, 2026 - First Frost in the Garden

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  We have received our first frost in the garden last night / this morning. At 6am this morning, the temperature was -2° C. If you haven’t completed your harvest, then cover up those plants to avoid frost damage. The plants most susceptible to frost are:      ·         Tomatoes : These warm-weather crops turn brown and die quickly when exposed to freezing air.   ·         Peppers : Both sweet and hot peppers lack cold tolerance and drop leaves or collapse in a freeze.   ·         Eggplants : The fruit and foliage sustain instant cell damage during a light frost.   ·         Cucumbers : Vine leaves turn mushy and dark green-black after a single frosty night.   ·         Summer Squash : Zucchini and yellow squash plants die back rapidly when frost touches them.   · ...

Thursday, September 10, 2026 - End of Garden Season Update

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  Hello everyone, ·          Just a reminder that this year’s garden season ends on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. o    By this date, you are expected to harvest all of your vegetables, and to remove all plant matter from your plot(s). o    If you plan to keep your plot(s) and return next year, you are permitted to bury the plant matter as compost. You may not just leave it on the surface of the plot as this may encourage animal scavenging or rodent infestation, and the chance that the wind will blow the leavings all over the place creating quite a mess. o    You must ask for and receive permission to harvest after September 30 th in case you want to wait until after the first frost.   ·          To assist you with your clean up, we are offering the use of Temporary Compost Bins. It is a Free Service… here’s how it works: o    You clean up an...

Saturday, August 22, 2026 – Free Gardens Have Been Taken

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  Thank you to all who expressed an interest in the plots and replied (there were a lot!), but the free garden plots have now been taken. Thank you…