{"id":820,"date":"2023-05-01T16:04:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T20:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/community-garden\/?p=820"},"modified":"2023-05-02T16:12:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T20:12:08","slug":"newsletter-may-1-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/community-garden\/2023\/05\/01\/newsletter-may-1-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter: May 1, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"april-showers-bring-may-flowers\">April Showers Bring May Flowers<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>We have several new garden members this season! Please makes sure to introduce yourselves to gardeners you do not know. Let\u2019s get to know our community!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is still mushroom compost available for individual gardeners who haven\u2019t put it into their plots yet. Make certain to mix is up with your old soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One mouse and no rats were found in the Rat Zappers last week. THANK YOU to our Rat Zapper Patrol!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our first Saturday Work Group will be this week. If it is cancelled due to bad weather there will be an email sent out by 8am. Work Tasks will include<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check garden hoses for leaks and put on hose reels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clean around compost area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Put up metal stakes for tomatoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weed community beds and aisles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"calendar\">Calendar<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>6 May 9-11AM<br>Saturday Work Group<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6 May 11 -12PM<br><a href=\"https:\/\/interfaithneighbors.org\/event\/foraging-workshop\/\">Foraging Workshop @ Kula Farms<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"master-gardening-tip-of-the-week\">Master Gardening Tip of the Week<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>When planting summer plants like tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants, they grow best when the day, night, and soil temperatures are 70 degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"reminders\">Reminders<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keep track of your volunteer hours in the blue binder in the mailbox.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Close shed, mailbox, and lock gates when you leave the garden<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shut off spigots, drain hose, and put back on hose reel after using. Don\u2019t allow the hose attachment to hang.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wheelbarrows need to be left upside down so as not to collect rain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Green barrels are for discarded plant material ONLY. Anything else must be placed in recycling or trash cans.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep the area near black tumblers at the back of the garden clear<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not pile up materials at the back of the garden like old wood\/metal trellises. 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