The Green Space Committee extends its hearty appreciation for the hard work put in by volunteers at the Station Garden on Saturday, November 4th – a beautiful afternoon. Thanks to them, the place is ready for winter. The workday began with a brief but productive meeting of the Green Space Committee to settle on a […]

First, a shout-out to the dedicated volunteers who have been giving the baby fig tree water twice a week: Ann, Joanne, Molly, Nathan, Galen, Bob, and Virginia! And (once more) to Ralph and Julie for donating the tree in the first place. It looks super healthy! Meanwhile, the pear trees have edible pears on them […]

The topic of the Station Garden reminds me to alert anyone with trees in their yard to be on the lookout right now for the early stages of this destructive pest. I think by now many of us know what the adults look like, but are not as familiar with the nymph stage. Now is […]

The Spring Cleanup/Mulching day at the Tulpehocken Station Garden was cancelled and is being replaced with a few weeding sessions with very small groups spread out. As we will probably not mulch until the constraints are lifted, I will be scheduling more of these short sessions. If you are willing to participate in any of […]

Following two rainy days, volunteers at the Tulpehocken Station Garden were very lucky with the weather on Friday-Saturday, November 1-2. On Friday one group weeded to prepare the beds and on Saturday another cleaned up the edges and spread wood chips. Many many thanks to everyone who helped out—you all worked really hard! This plan […]

Heading into the second half of the growing season, the garden has just had a tidying-up session. We had skipped two weeks of weeding (one of them because it was just too hot) and suddenly the weeds were taking over, especially in the lower milkweed/blueberry patch. Luckily Saturday the 3rd was relatively cool and overcast, […]

Five hard workers made great progress at the train station orchard on Saturday, June 15! Protecting the peach tree We removed diseased growing tips from the peach tree in the hope of protecting the fruit from the Oriental Fruit Moth. In addition, we finished thinning the fruit on the peach and plum trees, removed great […]

Have a look at the Tulpehocken Train Station Garden—it looks great! Good weather (mostly) and plenty of work contributed to a successful morning (May 4) finishing. Many thanks to all the people who helped out, and to Roberta for bringing delicious freshly baked mini-cupcakes to share! Next up is keeping the Garden watered and weeded […]

On Saturday, November 3, a hard-working crew of nine tucked the Tulpehocken Station Orchard in for the winter with a pick-up load of mulch for bedding. Many many thanks to those who took time for this on a beautiful weekend!