Hi Interns & Gardeners!

It's official--we have BEES!  Thanks to Dr. James Wilkes, chair of Computer Science and owner of family-run Faith Mountain Farms, and Master Beekeeper, we now have a bee hive in our garden!!

And what a great place to find bee food:

YUM!

ASU Edible Schoolyard gardener Kenneth Kirksey said he had some critters that were munching his vegetables.  For your organic pest control needs we have in the garden shed: diatomaceous earth (see http://www.ghorganics.com/DiatomaceousEarth.html)--a fine powder, be careful not to inhale.  It is in a big 40lb bag.  We have Neem Oil Fungicide-Miticite-Insecticide spray to combat blackspot, powdery mildew, rust, spider mites, aphids, whiteflies and we have Serenade Garden Disease Control spray that helps control bacteria and bacterial leaf blight, bacterial speck, bacterial mold, black rot/black crown rot, botrytis, downy mildew, early blight, fire blight, gray mold, late blight, leaf spots, pin rot, powdery mildew, and scab.

Kenneth's Square Foot Garden:

We also now have a "punkin patch."  I've planted butternut squash, pie pumpkins, and hubbard squash.  If you'd like to add some more, we can expand the patch.  See it below.

I also want to urge you all to make use of our wonderful selection of herbs in the Edible Schoolyard.  We have oregano, lemon balm, several different varieties of thyme, sage, lavender, a couple of mints, borage, feverfew, valerian, and we will be planting a few more this week.

Let me, too, encourage you to share your recipes throughout the season.  I have a great recipe for a vanilla lavender cake that is scrumptious!  I'll dig it out and post it on the blog.

See you in the garden!!
- Debbie