June 15th

All of the plants look beautiful and the straw is keeping the weeds at bay. The soil quality is reflected in the plant growth. The sections of the garden beds where green manure was planted over the winter has really beautiful soil; other parts of the garden beds, not so much! The front lawn was tilled then fertilizer was added to prepare the soil for raised beds.

Monday, June 22nd at 5pm compost will be added to the tilled soil. Later that evening the beds will be shaped and ready for veggies! What an amazing process. Needless to say, volunteers are needed to help spread compost. Bring shovels, wheel barrels, and gloves. These beds will be producing a lot of veggies that can be passed on to students in the fall. Students from Indianola Informal School will also have the opportunity to visit the garden and pick their own snacks.

Good Work!

Watered today

I watered a bit this morning before the short rain. The plants around the lawn were really dry but the straw seems to help. When we only receive a small amount of rain the plants on the west side of the lawn under the trees are well protected and do not receive any water. They were thirsty.

June 8th gardening

Nine volunteers met at Everett to work in the garden. It was a beautiful evening and very productive. The rest of the plants from the greenhouses were planted into the existing beds, straw was put under plants for mulch and water retention, all of the tomato plants now have cages.

Next week the raised bed will be plowed into the front lawn right by the greenhouses. These beds will be planted with additional veggies and some summer rye. It is our hope to grow enough food to supply the students with some snacks in the fall.

When working in the garden please bring gloves. The poison ivy has spread and really likes the soil in the garden.

A water schedule was created last night and will be updated on a weekly basis during our Monday evening events. Volunteers will post when they have watered to the blog.

The garden was a beautiful place for babies this week. Three baby bunnies were born behind the sage bushes and two baby cardinals were out on their first walk through the flowers. A few ducks have also decided to use the front lawn as an early morning gathering place.

June 1st

We had a beautiful evening in the garden. Seven volunteers planted most of the veggies in the garden. The plants were grown from seed in the greenhouses(planted by students) along with some plants donated by Wayward Seed Farm.

Next Monday there are sunflowers, sage, marigolds, along with other herbs to be planted. Straw will be used as mulch to keep the soil moist and encourage the worms to start their job of composting.