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  • Rototilling Canceled
  • Fun Bee Stuff

CURRENT NEWS:

ROTOTILLING CANCELED – AGAIN

So sorry to do this, especially right after the email about the water, but we have to again cancel our rototilling for tomorrow.  This spring weather is just not cooperating.  A check of the soil at the garden this morning confirms that it is still too wet to effectively run a rototiller. The soil would only compact and not produce the nice, fluffy soil we’re all looking for.  Plus, it would gum up the machine.  

And it’s raining some more as I type this. 
At this point, it doesn’t make sense to reschedule.  The garden rototiller is in the shed, and there is gas in one of the gas cans, for anyone who would like to use it once everything dries out.  There are also three broadforks that can be used as an “organic” option.  
Many thanks to everyone for your patience and understanding.
On the bright side, there is some Fun Bee Stuff happening tomorrow….

FUN BEE STUFF

Reminder – we are working on the bee hives again this Saturday at 10a.  Who is available to help?

Here’s the plan, hive by hive:

1. Remove queen cage. Verify accepted, queen right, and good laying pattern. Add brood frame if needed.

2. Remove mite strips. Verify queen right. Add Super if looks strong.

3. Remove mite strips. Verify queen right. Check progress in UD

4. Remove queen cage. Verify accepted, queen right, and good laying pattern. Add brood frame if needed.

5.  Remove mite strips. Verify queen right. Add Super if looks strong.

6. Remove mite strips. Verify queen right. Add Super if looks strong.

7.  New swarm capture. Do not touch. Queen likely not laying yet.

8. Remove queen cage. Verify accepted, queen right, and good laying pattern. Add brood frame if needed. Repair: notch O/C

9. Remove queen cage. Verify accepted, queen right, and good laying pattern. Add brood frame if needed.

Remember to wear long pants, and low boots. Although this will not be hugely disruptive, other gardeners should avoid the area from 10a – 1p.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

VOLUNTEER HOURS OPPORTUNITIES:

(record volunteer hours here)

SIGN UP TO HELP WITH BOKASHI

All gardeners are asked to participate in one Bokashi session during the season.  One of the Bokashi team will be present at each session to guide the process and answer any bokashi questions you may have.  Each session takes about 45 minutes.  To schedule your session:  

  1. Sign in to the Hours site, https://www.trackitforward.com/site/rosedale-community-garden 
  2. Click on the Events Sign Up tab in the top menu, 
  3. Search through the listed Bokashi dates(it’s every Saturday)
  4. Click the Bokashi date that fits your schedule.
  5. Click on the orange Sign Up box on the right hand side and sign up.

Contacts:  

Bee Hives contact:  Brad Volin at bradvolin@gmail.com

Compost contact:  Gary Alexander at gary.alexander99@comcast.net

Donation Plots contact:  leadership@rosedalegarden.com

Perennial Team & Herb Garden: Christine Franck, christine@christinefranck.com

Plots/Membership:  Priscilla at plots@rosedalegarden.org

Website: Andrea at andreagracec@gmail.com

Leadership Contacts: 

Leadership@rosedalegarden.org  (Priscilla, Cindy, Sarah, Liz)

Plots@rosedalegarden.org  (Priscilla)

News@rosedalegarden.org  (Send your updates for the News Email)

Accounts@rosedalegarden.org  (Jackie) 


Mailing Address:  Rosedale Community Garden PO Box 415 Englewood, Co 80151-0415Visit us on the web at:  www.rosedalegarden.org

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