Clean-Up Task List
September 19, 2026
COMPOSTING (Karyl Weber)
-
Turn the first pile into Bin 2: Layer older and newer materials so that Bin 2 can heat up. Be sure to build in even layers so the pile has strong structure.
-
To prepare for Clean-Up, Karyl Weber sifted Bin 4 and turned Bin 3, and John Ventre turned Bin 2 into Bin 3.
ORCHARD (Suzanne Schecter / Sigrid Vesey): Weed behind figs to west fence/wisteria
FLOWER/HERB GARDEN (Lisa Torrieri): Weed perimeter and obvious weeds from beds
POLLINATOR GARDEN: Consult Pauline Candaux for instructions
CITY HARVEST: (Janice Chorba or Ed Mitinger): Weeding
ROCK GARDEN (Mark Raymond)
-
Remove Sophora seedlings and pick seed pods
-
DO NOT COMPOST seedlings or pods as they are poisonous
-
Weed under the cement bench near East Gate
NEW BED: Consult Lauren Krohn for instructions
COMPOSTING TOILET (Karen Flora)
-
Sweep and clean surfaces
-
Check supplies and report, if needed
FRONT FENCE
-
Weed inside and outside front fence from East Gate to West Gate (and west of the West Gate)
-
Remove trees growing along the fence: one in front of Plot #2 and a redbud closer to the West Gate
-
Cut suckers on street trees
WEEDING / PRUNING / MULCH / ETC.
-
Throughout the garden, remove garlic chives once finished flowering (the bees love them!). Be sure to remove the seed heads and rhizomes and place in trash. Do not compost.
-
Prune grape arbor/kiwi vines (ask Mark Raymond if available), weed, and sweep
-
Check and replace mosquito dunks, as needed
-
Refill water in all six bird baths, as needed
-
Mulch common areas after weeding (consult with area leads)
CLEAN-UP
-
Straighten out shed, check supplies (contractor and garden waste bags, etc.), sweep
-
Sweep porch at the end of the clean-up
A WORD ABOUT BINDWEED: It's taking over the garden!
-
Consistent clipping. Snip or hoe the vines down to ground level every time they emerge (once a week). Forcing regrowth depletes the plant's energy reserves and it eventually dies.
-
Smother with weed barrier fabric or cardboard that you wet after you put it down; top with several inches of dense mulch.
-
Spray a mixture of undiluted white vinegar and a drop of dish soap directly on the foliage on a sunny day.
-
Never compost! Throw them in the trash