This Saturday, we are hosting a Movie Night at Weaver Creek Park! At 8pm, we will watch Wild Robot. Bring your blanket and come on out! We will have light concessions as well. To help with planning, please RVSP: https://forms.gle/xVpRFTUeW1SE9BL18

The vineyard revitalization project is well underway, and we will be putting the final touches on the trellis system (it has a fancy name: Geneva Double Curtain). You are always welcome to come out to the Orchard at 10am on Saturdays for a free gardening workshop followed by optional work projects at the park. Our wonderful community is what makes all of this possible!

Call For Fall Festival Volunteers! Are you interested in helping out with this year’s fall festival on Saturday, October 11? We will need help to set up and take down activities, take tickets, cover volunteers for breaks, and other important roles. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/y4r31vveH3H3UXmm7

Call for Volunteers to help with our I/DD programming.
We are looking for a few volunteers to help with our gardening program for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and possibly Friday, from 10-11 or 10-12. If you would like to help or know someone who would, please send an email to: [email protected]

Garden Knowledge Drop!
This newsletter features a section on Squash bugs and how to manage them. Read more, below!

Squash Bugs
What?
Squash bugs are insects which can infest squash and related plants in large numbers. They are in the order Hemiptera (aka. True Bugs!) and have piercing sucking mouth parts which are used to consume plant juices from Cucurbits (family Cucurbitaceae; aka gourds such as squash, melons, and cucumbers).

What do they do?
Squash bug feeding will stress plants and reduce yields, kill foliage, and can kill and stunt young plants.

When?
Squash bugs overwinter as adults in debris in and around gardens; they begin feeding and mate in late spring, and lay eggs around June. Eggs hatch in about a week; a second generation emerges in late summer/early fall potentially resulting in massive infestations.