Lyn – Wagon Hill Farm Community Garden

Water Reminder

If you are watering, PLEASE remember to turn off both the spray nozzle AND the faucet. We are using well water and need to conserve as much as possible. Every drip counts!!

Here are a couple of things to keep in mind when trying to decide what to put on the compost piles: Avoid adding any plants that seem diseased. Bring a trash bag and bag those plants, take the bag home and dispose in your own trash. Try not to add plants or vegetables with seedsContinue reading “End of Season Composting Tips”

Notes From Ellen: Pest Control

Out at the garden today, I saw lots of cucumber beetles and my first squash beetle! UgH! I used a Tomato Vegetable Spray that has pyrethrum, an organic pesticide. It seemed to knock the beetles down. I sprayed and weeded and came back,–no beetles. However, I will have to keep spraying. If you do notContinue reading “Notes From Ellen: Pest Control”

Cucumber Beetles

Thanks to those of you who came out to help on Saturday’s work day. The gardens look beautiful and food is really starting to grow now that is finally warm. Unfortunately that also means that pests are beginning to find us too. The cucumber beetle has appeared in abundance. Here is some information about theseContinue reading “Cucumber Beetles”

Garden Work Day Saturday April 26 1-4 pm

This is a quick reminder that we need help to build new beds this Saturday, April 26, from 1 – 4 (rain date, Apr. 27th 1 – 4). The current weather report says “showers” on Sat. and we’ll work unless it’s a downpour! We hope to build and fill new beds with soil. If youContinue reading “Garden Work Day Saturday April 26 1-4 pm”

3 Step Composting Process at Wagon Hill Garden

A message from Michael Michaud, CGFA’s Composting Expert… Composting is a process that is natural and works with or without any help from us. However, with just a small amount of assistance in the form of management and a little hard work we are able to better utilize the benefits of this process more quickly and more frequently than nature usually provides. We’re an organic garden. Most commercial fertilizers should NOT be used in anContinue reading “3 Step Composting Process at Wagon Hill Garden”

Growing Sweetpotatoes in N.H.

Written by UNH Extension Specialist Becky Sideman (becky.sideman@unh.edu, 603-862-3203). Updated June 2013. Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) is a member of the morning glory (Convolvulaceae) family. The sweetpotato is not related to the Irish potato, which belongs to the nightshade (Solanaceae) family. Unlike potatoes, which are tubers, sweetpotatoes are roots. Growth Requirements To produce a crop, theContinue reading “Growing Sweetpotatoes in N.H.”

Time to Reflect…

A note from Ellen about the end-of-season gardening recap: What will you do differently next year? Please let us know by commenting on this post! This is a good time to make some notes about what worked, what didn’t and what you might want to do next year. Believe me, it is a great ideaContinue reading “Time to Reflect…”

Gardening + Scavenger Hunt = FUN!

Our Garden Work day on Sunday August 19th had an added bonus — the Kids’ Scavenger Hunt! Fun was had by all…and we even got some work done in the garden. Thanks to all who attended the event!

Disease Resistant Plant List Available on our Resources Page

Got pests? You might be inspired by this link: http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/factsheets/ecogardening/disresveg.html This is a list of disease resistant vegetable varieties that I thought would be very helpful to our gardeners planning for next season given the issues we’ve had. I will continue to research this and provide other links on our Resources page of the website.Continue reading “Disease Resistant Plant List Available on our Resources Page”