Mid-Sun Community Garden

🥔SPUD-TACULAR INFO🥔

💡Potatoes are related to tomatoes, peppers and eggplants: they all belong to the nightshade or Solanaceae family. While potatoes produce edible tubers underground, they can also produce a fruit above ground that looks similar to a cherry tomato. This fruit, however, is not edible and is related to tomatoes 🍅

💙POP OF BLUE💙

Delphiniums in full bloom😍 — tall, graceful and standing proudly in the summer sun!☀️

🌱KEEP ON PLANTIN’!🌱

Cool season plants may be petering out in growth as the hot days of summer move in. Or, you may be harvesting plants such as lettuce, radishes and kale leaving empty spaces in your garden.

Here are three reasons to fill those spots with annuals:

1️⃣ Annual flowers like aster, marigold and borage bring not only beauty to your garden, but are also beneficial for insects. If you're looking to build a backyard ecosystem, you'll want to be sure to plant annual flowers in those empty spaces.

2️⃣ Planting in newly emptied spaces will help keep your soil healthy. Soil that bakes in the sun can lose beneficial bacteria, nutrition and volume as harsh winds can blow the dry layers away. Popping annuals in these spots will anchor the soil and keep microbes thriving.

3️⃣ If you're looking to get the most out of your garden it's logical to keep it producing instead of empty. You’ll get more yield if you fill up the gaps with plants that will provide. Consider annual herbs for these spaces which are easy to dry and add to the pantry.

👍Chamomile & nasturtium are great + purposeful soil fillers!

Information Courtesy of:
Calgary Horticultural Society

📆SAVE THE DATE📆

Compost & Water Conservation Presentation!

Tuesday, July 29 @ 630 pm
Mid-Sun Community Centre (Garden or Social Shed depending on weather)

Thank you Mid-Sun Social Butterflies for hosting!

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