Did someone say "HARVEST"?!?! Not to let the priority of PULLING WEEDS get away from us (which we DEFINITELY need to pay some attention to tomorrow evening), but we have good stuff to harvest! And it is only the first week of June!
ARUGULA - Please harvest one big bunch of arugula per household. Gently grab your bunch with one fist and cut about 1/2 inch above the dirt. The remaining arugula roots will grow again and we can have multiple cuttings form this crop.
CHIVES - Please help yourselves to chives and chive flowers. They are very flavorful and the flower itself is edible too.
CHINA CHOY - Cut about 1/4 below the dirt for a full intact head of china choy. Please just harvest the FULLEST heads of China Choy and leave the smaller ones to grow bigger. One per household.
KALE - Kale is available to harvest on a leaf by leaf basis. Snip the largest leaves just above its connection point to the base of the plant. Snip leaves from different plants, not all from the same plant, to allow the plants to continue to grow bigger. If you have any questions about WHAT to harvest and/or HOW to harvest it, PLEASE ASK! We will be meeting at 5:30pm tomorrow for a community work session. See you then. Come with a basket or a bag for bringing your harvest home.
Update on the covered up peas & lettuces: They are coming back! They just needed a little protection from the hungry birds. I guess it was a long winter for those guys too...
Special report: The first marigolds and nasturtium blooms of the season have made their way out!
We still have room for a few more gardeners to join us this season. Please spread the word and put any interested folks in touch with us via this email address: gjmainstreetcommunitygarden@gmail.com
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