June means the scarecrows are coming!  You may notice a t-stake in or near your garden with the top portion painted red.  These were specifically placed for scarecrow supports.  The scarecrows will be put together this month by our own Nancy Seargent and the Lake Oswego Garden Club. Folks come from miles around to visit these masterpieces and we are grateful for the way they brighten up the gardens.

You may have noticed the new structure at the north end of the gardens.  This is a porta potty enclosure and toolshed.  Our Friends of Luscher Farm group and our maintenance staff collaborated on this project, and we are very grateful.

What to plant in June?  It's a great time to get squash plants in the ground.  Winter and summer varieties are fun and easy to grow.  Their large leaves are wonderful for shading out weeds also. We usually get some plants donated from 47th Avenue farm, so keep an eye out on the donation table. Corn can go in the ground now as well as pole beans and runner beans, so fill your plot!

Plot reviews are taking place twice a month now on the second and fourth Thursday of the month. As previously mentioned, you will see red flags in pathways and plots.  This means that some weeding needs to be done to bring the plot back in compliance with the garden agreement. Most of the garden plots are planted and relatively weed free. We do have wood chips at the farm right now, and there is a stash of cardboard under the blue tarp east of the demo garden, so now is a good time to work on pathways.  Margie Norton deserves a big round of applause for bringing cardboard to the farm for us all to use.  I also want to thank all of the gardeners who have been putting in hours on various projects around the farm and who have helped out with field trips.  I'm getting loads of compliments on how things are looking!