News & Events 

 

 

Chair Rehab 101

Saturday, May 25 at 10 AM

Picnic Pavilion, rain or shine

Help Susanne Williams renovate our ratty garden chairs, and learn how to do your own.

 

Rhubarb Festival

Saturday, June 15 at 11 AM

Bring your favorite rhubarb recipe and hungry friends.

 

Harvest Fair

Saturday, 24 August 2013

 

 

 


Invasive Plants Update

orange_hawkweed.pngOrange Hawkweed continues to encroach on the community garden, despite manual removal, repeated torching, and use of pre-emergent herbicide & occlusive fabric.

This is an extremely invasive, difficult to kill weed,  sometimes mistakenly cultivated as an ornamental.

IF YOU SEE IT, PULL IT (ALL OF IT), BAG IT, AND BURN OR DUMPSTER IT.

Orange Hawkweed should NEVER be placed in compost or weed piles.


Caution: CLUB ROOT
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This fungus infects plants such as cabbage, broccoli & Brussels sprouts. 

Spores can survive in soil as long as 20 years. 

Several plots in the garden are infected. 

Protect your plot from contamination by using only your own tools, and thoroughly disinfecting community equipment before use. 

Learn more here.

 

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WARNING: Brewery Grain Poisonous to Dogs

 Level of toxicity: Generally mild to severe, depending on the amount ingested

Common signs to watch for:

            • Racing heart rate
            • Anxiety
            • Elevated body temperature (with temperatures exceeding 105⁰F/40.6⁰C)
            • Increased breathing
            • Vomiting
            • Abnormal clotting
            • Death

    Humulus lupulus, commonly known as hops, is present in the brewery grain used as a soil amendment in the garden. The exact toxic principle is unknown, but may be related to essential oils, resins, phenolic compounds, or nitrogenous constituents within the plant. When ingested by dogs, signs of toxicity can progress to death within 6 hours (without treatment). Any breed of dog may be affected, but breeds predisposed to malignant hyperthermia (e.g., greyhounds, Labrador retrievers, Saint Bernards, pointers, Dobermans, Border collies, English springer spaniels, and northern breeds) are at higher risk for toxicity.

    Adapted from Pet Poison Helpline

    Converting Garbage Cans to Composters
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    Don't trash your trash can, or waste your garden waste!
    Find out more here.

      got maggots?  

     

    Remember to keep susceptible crops covered

    until the threat of infestation is past.  

    Learn more here.

    May 2013

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    Garden Orientation


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    Spring Plant Sale


    Potato Festival - Bunnell, Florida


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    Potato Festival - Elizabeth City, North Carolina


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    JCG Board Meeting


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    National Potato Day - Peru


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    Juneau Community Garden
    PO Box 033395
    Juneau, AK 99803
    Physical location: 5669 Montana Creek Road
    Email:
    communitygarden998@gmail.com