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Weekly Blast: Extended summer hours at the Transfer Station begin June 1 and run through August 31. Open hours will be: Wednesday 11am – 7pm and Saturday 9am – 5pm. Please note these hours. This is a reminder that if you are interested in a compost pass you can purchase one at the TS. Just ask one of the attendants. Pot-hole patching was on tap this week. A couple loads of crushed red granite were delivered to a few sections of road to aid our grading operations. Soon some cold-patching of road sections will commence along with joint and crack-sealing. The mosquitoes and ticks are in high season now. Be sure to protect yourself as you enjoy your gardens and other outside activities. Take care, Sharon

Posted on by Flor Faustino

Weekly Blast Boo-boo!

Well, we all make mistakes and I made one this morning in the Weekly Blast that was posted. Please read on:

The yellow plant you’ve been seeing is likely NOT garlic mustard its yellow rocket (Latin name Barbarea vulgaris). The garlic mustard that I noted has white flowers, not yellow. Yellow rocket (an invasive plant originally from Eurasia and South Africa) has these clusters of bright yellow flowers that you are seeing this spring. The correct part of my narrative was that farmers find this plant particularly problematic in their fields, competing with crops and pastures. It is even known to cause digestive problems in cattle.

I apologize for my bad botany. Whip out your “INaturalist” next time to make sure I’m correct! Respectfully, Sharon