News & Events
Stay Updated on Our Garden ActivitiesDiscover the latest happenings at the Morgan Hill Community Garden. From exciting workshops to community gatherings, there’s always something blooming. Join us for our upcoming events and be part of our vibrant gardening community. Don’t miss out on the chance to learn, grow, and connect with fellow gardeners. Check back often for updates and new opportunities to get involved.
We will meet on September 12 at 9 am at the garden. Please join us to clean up the garden.
We have had several gardener volunteers who have gone to the dump numerous times to remove the old building materials left at the back of the garden. We are probably down to one more load and need some new garden volunteers to load this truck and help take it to the dump. If you got the email to complete your work day hours, please join us on this day. Of course, any other gardeners are always welcome and appreciated.
Extra jobs for work hour time:
*Easy weeding in the children’s area. (There is weed cloth underneath and the weeds just pull right out!)
*Bring large, chunky wood chips over in a wheelbarrow and place on any cardboard area that needs to be covered.
*Pulling of weeds at the entry under the walnut tree and in the inside parking area.
*Scrape off weeds in the gray and gold pathways with a hula hoe or other tool you prefer. Check to see if the pathways near your plots look nice.
*The garden now owns a weed whip to mow down tall weeds. Email us if you are experienced using that tool and have a desire to do so for a job MHCG needs to have done next. You will be put in contact with a board member who can give you access to the tool and perhaps work on the work day next weekend.
Work in your own plot- (gardener responsibility- not for work hours)
*Enjoy planting your crops! Almost every plot that is rented by someone has been cleared of weeds and cover crop and also has started soil work and planting of crops!
*Check your pathways. If they are packed down and you see dirt, please place cardboard in your pathways and cover with large, chunky wood chips.
*Cover your bare soil in your plot with plants, straw, etc. to keep weeds from sprouting. Weeds should continually be removed. No bare soil!
Watch for invasive bindweed to dig out with a tool. Get as far down on the root as far as you can get, hopefully finding the brown part of the root. Bindweed goes in the garbage cart and not out in the field. Bindweed is also known and Morning Glory and spreads out like a vine with a white flower. (All other weeds and plants do not go in the gray garbage carts.)
Pest Control
Thanks for reporting any gopher or squirrel activity by email. Got Gophers has caught many gophers for us this year and they have moved some of the squirrel bait boxes to be closer to current animal activity areas.
Reminder- Keep all personal items inside your plot and not in pathways.
FOOD DONATIONS
Do you have extra vegetables that you can’t use? Food items that are left out at the garden are generally not taken by anyone. You can take your food to the local food bank. Donations are accepted at St. Catherine Church on Peak Avenue in Morgan Hill at the Reach Out building (located behind the Church), Monday to Saturday from 12:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Non-perishable items and garden produce are welcome. Take fresh, usable produce. Perhaps harvest the zucchini before it gets too large, maybe 8 to 14 inches…
UC Master Gardener’s Classes– Always check their website for schedule changes, etc.
Here are some classes, but there are many more. Check the UC Master Gardener’s website for more information throughout the county.
Fall Garden Fair, October 3, 2026
Martial Cottle Park, San Jose
9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Join us on Saturday, October 3, for our Fall Garden Fair, a fall celebration, plant sale, and educational fair. We will have hundreds of seedlings for sale, plus talks by Master Gardeners, home garden advice, seed exchange, and much more! See our Fall Garden Fair page for details. The event is held rain or shine!
FREE SEEDS! Evergreen Supply had seeds with an expiration date of December 31,2025 that they could no longer sell. They are still good, so they gave them to us and are located in a box in the shed. Be thinking of your early spring planning and planting schedule! Some people start seeds at home to get them growing so the birds don’t snack on the newly planted seeds or you can try planting and covering with some wire baskets, etc.
Other tool information
We recently bought new hand tools and not all of them are still hanging in the shed. Please check your plots and garden bags to see if they accidentally got into those areas. Many are “Husky” tools with black handles.
Bindweed: If you have bindweed (like a Morning Glory vine with the white flower) remember to get some tools and to dig it out deeply as far down the root as you can and put THAT weed in the gray garbage cart (not the green compost cart and not out in the field.)
Weeds and Plant Growth: It is the garden plot holder responsibility to remove all weeds and overgrown plant growth. (Chop up your clippings and take them out to the field to place on top of growing weeds.) Some plots have extensive weeds, overgrown plants, and plants that are extending over into the pathways and need to be cut back to the wooden plot edge. Thanks for taking care of this promptly!
Summer Clean Up
The plants are thriving. Remember to check your plants. If they are growing over the wooden plot edge please cut them back so they don’t grow over or lean over into any pathway. All pathways need to be kept completely clear.
Be sure to clear out all plants when they are done providing you vegetables before winter arrives and replace with winter crops or cover crop.
Old: If you have something like an old rosemary plant, it is probably time to remove it as old rosemary plants turn into a woody trunk bush and get harder and harder to remove each year. All such plants should not be allowed to grow bigger that 24″ in diameter per the Garden Policies document. If it is over 24″ in diameter, it is time to remove and replace the plant with one that is smaller.
Mint: Mint is to be grown in a closed bottom pot because the mint roots are very invasive and grow out into pathways and throughout your plot and the garden. Take a look at your mint for clearing out excess mint and the deep and extensive roots. (Place in gray garbage cart because we don’t want mint to grow out in the field.)
EXTRA PLOTS AVAILABLE! We still have some plots in most areas of the garden. Send us an email if you are interested and we can let you know of plot numbers that are currently open. (Maximum of three plots per gardener allowed at the garden).
