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June Reminders!
All plots must be at least 50% cleared and 50% planted BY JUNE 1 First Inspection of the 2022 season will take place during the week of June 6-10. Get those plots ready and start planting! All 1st Year Gardeners are required to join an inspection team in June or July. You will get Community…
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April 9 – Spring Meeting
The Board of Directors of the Blair Road Community Garden Association cordially invites you to: Our 2022 Spring Garden Meeting! WHEN: Saturday, April 9, 2022 @ 10:00 AM until Noon WHERE: ONLINE! This will be the last fully virtual meeting (we hope) WHY: Plan for the 2022 Season! Guest Speakers Nat’l Park Service Botanist Ana Chuquin will give a presentation…
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March 22 – Invasive Species
Invasive Species Zoom Presentation On Tuesday, March 22 @ 7:30 PM you can join a Zoom presentation about INVASIVE SPECIES. Learn which plants and animals should be removed from your garden on sight. Zoom Link will be available on Monday. Questions? E-mail judyfrose@aol.com
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2022 Season – Changing Plots
Dear Gardeners, Are you a community gardener in good standing? Are you interested in applying for a different plot at Blair Road garden? If so, read on! Before offering our 2022 open plots to waiting list applicants, we are reaching out to existing gardeners to gauge interest in relocating. How Do I Request a Plot…
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Emerging Invasive Species
Spotted Lanternfly The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a planthopper which is native to China, India, and Vietnam, but has also spread to Korea around 2006. It was detected in Pennsylvania in 2014, and has since been found to have confirmed populations in Delaware, New Jersey and Virginia. Its preferred host is tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima), but it…
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2021 Event Date Changes
Our Community Day, scheduled for Saturday, August 7, has been moved to Sunday, August 15 from 3-6 PM. We hope everyone can come out, especially those interested in planning our anticipated annual picnic, tentatively scheduled for Saturday, September 18 (originally scheduled for Sept. 11). The picnic will honor our late leader, Mr. Williams and we seek your input and participation. We hope to create a plan…
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Upcoming Virtual Event – What is Organic Gardening
Join us for our second bi-monthly virtual member call on Wednesday May 26th 7:00-8:30 PM Presentation by Denny May, former Section B Captain What does it mean to garden organically? How do you control pests? What can you add to the soil? Why do you need to add anything to your soil? What is compost? Why…
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This Afternoon – Community SHARE Day 2:00- 5:00 PM (5/14/2021)
Please join us today for our annual Community SHAREDay from 2pm-5pm. This is an opportunity for you to SHARE seeds, seedlings, knowledge, and/or LEND a hand. We are very excited to offer this opportunity to our members and we hope to see you today. If there are any other questions you may have, come see…
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Virtual Spring Meeting – This Saturday April 17, 2021
2021 Garden Members – Please join us for our spring membership meeting Saturday, April 17th! Join by computer, smartphone, or tablet here: Meeting Link Join by phone: +1-415-655-0001Access Code: 182 454 0697Meeting password: Garden2021 (42733620 from phones and video systems)
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Announcing Committees!
See below for descriptions and take the survey! Committee Service All Gardeners are required to complete at least three (3) hours of community-wide service in the garden. One way to meet this requirement is by joining a committee. A list of committees and associated tasks are listed below. Please take the online survey here: https://rebrand.ly/BRCGAsurvey.…
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