Today there was a small but heavy rain fall at lunch. I was optimistic our class would be able to go out and see the improvements on the garden. Right as class started it, stopped raining. This was good for our class because we haven’t seen the garden in a few days. I was eager to get out there. Today was one of the hottest days I have ever felt. It was very humid and the sun's rays stung my back. Luckily, palm trees next to our garden gave us shade. At first glance there wasn’t really anything that was improved or changed, but on second glance, there were irrigation pipes running right next my garden bed. The pipes will definitely be needed. They are important because they give water to our plants that need it on days like today. Our garden is really taking shape. I can't wait to start growing!
by Nick
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Boiling hot outside, we walked to the garden. Leo had a flimsy, red umbrella—not the type you’d expect him to carry around, but, hey, Leo’s a good friend and I respect that—and everyone, roasting and sweating in the miserable heat, tried to grab a little shade. While Leo walked to the garden, he accidentally poked Zack’s eye and did not even notice. When we told him what he had done, he did not believe us. Luckily, Zack was okay and we had a few laughs out at our garden.
When we got there we took pictures, looked around a little, and then we went back to the classroom. Once we got back we checked up on are plants that are growing on the porch and picked the best picture out of the five to right about.
In the picture you can see the pipes that have been laid down. The workers covered it with dirt, except for a small patch they have not finished. The PVC pipes (Poly Vinyl Chloride) will channel the water to the plant beds and water the future plants that will go there. We did not know how it would lead to the plant seeing it not being finished. Besides the addition of the pipes, everything else at the garden site was the same. Soon the soil will be delivered and then we will fill the raised beds with it.
photo and article by Zach
