Archive for July, 2010

Organic Solution for Tomato Hornworms

Thursday, July 15th, 2010
A few people in the garden have recently found the tomato hornworm taking big bites out of their tomato plants. They are large (3″-4″ in length) green caterpillars with 8 white stripes on their back. Considering their large size, they are remarkably good at concealing themselves. They are so good at hiding, in fact, that [...]

Watering in the Garden

Thursday, July 15th, 2010
In an email on May 20, which was before some of you joined the garden, I asked members to use watering cans/buckets to water their plots and not to bring hoses into the garden. This was not only for reasons of conservation but for the damage hoses can do to plants as they’re pulled around [...]

The Fence Goes Up

Sunday, July 11th, 2010
Our fence is up! Thanks to the HPCG members who came out in the extreme heat to install the fence. Here are some photos of the fence installation. Next up: the gates and the sign.

First Delivery to Food Pantry

Thursday, July 1st, 2010
HPCG delivered its first food donation – zucchini – to the Friends of St. Martin de Porres food ministry at Holy Cross Catholic Church yesterday.  Thanks to Deborah and HPCG’s volunteers for tending the plots and harvesting and delivering the zucchini.