May is the month to get your garden on!  As explained in the Garden Agreement, you are required to have your lot 75% planted by May 31. We will have starts donated from 47th Avenue Farm again as in year's past, and I still have seeds available for you to use.  You may pick them up at the work parties.

Plot reviews will start in May with a new flagging system.  As you may know I look at all the plots about every two weeks during the growing season.  If your plot is more than 50% weeds, or has weeds going to seed, or if your pathways are more than 50% weeds, I will be putting a small red flag in your plot.  You will receive and e-mail calling attention to the situation and a deadline will be given.  This way, if you somehow miss the e-mail, you will see the flag. Yellow flags mean the plot has been surrendered and you may work on clearing it for your community hours.

A couple of reminders, please do not cover the irrigation valve boxes when wood chipping your paths.  Maintenance needs access to these structures.  Also, the t-stakes that are around the borders of the plots with the red paint at the top are for our scarecrow project, so please do not use them in your garden.  We are trying to save staff time by installing them once and using them for several years.  Thanks!

Is it time to plant tomatoes yet?  Most sources say, not quite.  Here is an article on this topic for your reading pleasure!

Tomato Planting Time.  It all depends on soil temperatures.