You've probably just read the previous couple of postings by the newest contributor to projo Garden Blog, Rudi Hempe.

I don't think I've ever been at East Farm when he wasn't there, or wasn't expected soon. Any question the team leaders can't answer, they usually say, "Ask Rudi".

He and his crew of "Rudi's Warriors" run the Demonstration Vegetable Garden, build the cold frames, skin the greenhouses and battle the woodchuck. I think they have the most fun of any of the master gardener groups.

I'm sure he'll talk more about what he's doing in the coming months. And you should definitely listen. Rudi is an exceptional resource for projo Garden Blog readers. And a really nice guy.

So give some serious thought to heading down to the vegetable garden open house in August and saying hi.

Don't let that photo fool you though: I pretty much guarantee he won't be wearing a tie.