Sunshine Community Gardens

Sunshine Weekly Weeder Newsletter

1 September 2016

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All Gardeners Meeting 9/17 - Mark your calendar!

The next All Gardener Meeting will be Saturday, September 17, 10:00 am. Agenda will include site rule changes relating to plot compliance and the fall plant sale. Background on the site rule changes will be provided to members before the meeting, and the full agenda will be posted when finalized. Coffee, juice, and pastries will be provided.

The All Gardener meetings are a good time to meet and visit with your fellow gardeners, in addition to being more involved in the management of the garden. So mark your calendar to join your fellow gardeners on 9/17. If you have any topics you would like to see membership discuss, please contact Jeff Monks at garden@jeffmonks.com.

Fall Plant Sale

To see a list of all the interesting plants we will be selling go please see our plant list. Don't forget to tell all your gardening friends.

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What to do in your garden this month

Plant vegetable plants. Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, chard, collards, endive, kale, lettuce, mustard.

Plant herb seed. Borage, caraway, chamomile, chervil, chives, cilantro, dill, fennel, parsley, summer savory.

Plant herbs plants. All perennial herb plants; plus cilantro, dill, fennel, parsley.

Plant flower/ornamental seeds. Alyssum, calendula, cornflower, delphinium, hollyhock, Johnny jump-up, larkspur, liatris, love-in-a-mist (nigella), pansy, poppy, snapdragon, stock, sweet pea.

Plant annual flower/ornamental plants. Alyssum, aster, calendula, cornflower, dianthus, larkspur, lobelia, petunia, phlox, snapdragon, stock.

Plant wildflower seeds. They love full sun! You have until Thanksgiving to plant them, but September through early October is best.

Divide perennials. Transplant or give away your divisions of: daylily, bearded iris, Shasta daisies, violets, wood ferns, and Cannas.