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<\/p>\"\"I spent some time in the garden today weeding and planting. The cucumbers I had direct-sowed a few weeks ago have not made an appearance (it worked last year) so I planted some seedlings in their spot, a cucumber \u201cGateway\u201d and an eggplant \u201cCalliope\u201d. I also planted a hot Thai pepper next to the pole beans, which are starting to poke through the soil. I got those three plants from Whole Foods, a new (last minute) source of seedlings for me. Three of the four overwintered dahlias came in nicely. I also sowed more cosmos (with the dahlias) and kale (next to the Swiss Chard) and walked over to Agricultural Hall <\/a>and got some hay from Bill. I plan to add a heavy layer of hay to suppress the weeds in my plot \u2013 yellow nutsedge and bindweed seem to be out of control.\n

Our community garden is right along the Southwest Corridor Park<\/a> and tomorrow morning, hundreds of bike riders will be starting (and finishing) their annual Bike-A-Thon<\/a> rides right across from our garden. Our family has been supporting Bikes Not Bombs<\/a> for years, both by fundraising and riding the Bike-A-Thon and by volunteering. My husband and 12 year-old son volunteered last night. They prepped food for the riders and got to take some of it home. So tonight for dinner, we will have Bike-A-Thon pasta and a side salad with lettuce (Butterhead \u201cKagraner Sommer\u201d from Renee\u2019s Garden) and breakfast radishes from the garden.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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