M.G.s & Interns,
Due to 4th of July celebrations, there will be no ‘official’ work day this Wednesday, however, please feel free to come out and putter around if you need a ‘dirt fix’. There are many light chores that would not be to taxing in this heat, such as dead heading the roses, picking vegetables ready for harvest or just working under a shady tree. We were grateful for the intrepid gardeners who came out last week and although few in number, they were strong in motivation and a lot was accomplished. Some major weeding was done, trees were pruned, the citrus beds were fertilized and many new propagations were potted for the fall sale.
The vines in the ‘vinyard’ are groaning under the weight of what looks to be a bumper muscadine crop, so dig out those jelly recipes and/or wine bottles for they will soon be ripening. We will be back on schedule Friday, 7/6/12 so come early if you can as it’s actually not too hot if we start before the sun gets too high. One of the major tasks scheduled for Friday will be to prune the blackberry vines to ensure we can duplicate, or surpass, the bumper crop of huge berries we had this year. This will be the first pruning as this is a new bed for us, so if you are growing your own and need to learn how to do this or would like to start your own vines this is the perfect opportunity to learn how to care for them; not only will you get garden hours you can also claim some for education – a garden ‘twofer’.
Hope to se you………
The Garden Team