Mason Bees

We had twelve Mason bees return to the garden this summer, making the past efforts of building the below houses a great success.

Fall Plant Share

The fall plant share is scheduled for September 19th so mark it on your calendar!

Informal Exercise

I want to invite people on Tuesday and Thursday mornings in the garden at 9:30am.  Bring your resistant bands if you have any...I have a few extras.  And any exercises that you know using them and we will do an informal work out with resistant bands to build strength.  No instructor, anybody sharing what they know. I know about 10 different exercises.  Can get a print out going of the exercises that people can do at home too if they want to.    As long as it isn't raining I will show up and meet in the bench area.  If I am not there I am away, continue to do your thing.  

 18+ please only.

Lowes Hero Program

A big thank you to the Lowes Heroes Program for their support in helping make the MidSun Community Garden a continued success.

Tomato Pruning

Indeterminate: Determinate:

`Vine’ tomato `Bush’ tomato

Grow indefinitely Grow to a certain size, branches terminate with flowers

With no pruning, they will turn Do not prune, eliminating side shoots reduces yield 
into massive sprawling plants

In Calgary, you will typically get In Calgary you may ripen all fruit on early varieties
3-4 trusses to ripen

Super Sweet 100 F1, Super Red Baby Roma F1, Tasti-Lee F1, Fresh Salsa F1, Fantastic F1, San Mazano OP F1, Patio F1

Our Main Pruning Focus:      Other Pruning:

Suckers Heading (1 month before frost) 
aka: "Side Shoots" Heading (1 month before frost)

aka: "Lateral branches" Bottom leaves

Grow an Ind. with 2 stems The Missouri Prune Simple & Missouri

Garden Photo Contest

Have a great photo of the garden to enter into the contest? Make sure to enter by August 15th by clicking on the image above.