Arthur's Blog Entry #1

As the class progresses, I will turn over the blogging duties to the students in the class. Here is Arthur's first entry!

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In the early, wee hours of track 1 on a tuesday, our brave gardening pioneers went down to the community garden. Their objective? Maintenance. Hillbilly accents and gardening gloves at the ready, our students went to work. Four hours of labour were completed within a mere thirty minutes, thanks to the ruthless efficiency with which our aspiring gardeners exterminated the invading weeds. After this great endeavor, our gardeners went to town on the gravel, with their rakes of justice. Long story short? Awesome start to a day.

--By Arthur V.

Location:Community Garden

Transplanting

The Art of Gardening class began transplanting some of the tomato seeds we germinated in the classroom. They mixed the soil themselves--a combination of compost, peat moss, and vermiculite.

Location:Community Garden

Preparations begin!

Preparations for the 2012 - 2013 growing season are beginning. This year, the upper school will feature The Art of Gardening, a Humanities class. The class has 16 students. Here are a few who have just finished stringing up the garden grid in one of the 4 ft x 16 ft beds.

Last Post... Until September

Though the official garden closing took place last Friday, a few things needed tending. So. . . this is the real final post, and the garden is now closed until September. (The lone bed with plants in the video belongs to Chris Hayes. It is filled with native, perennial plants that attract butterflies.)
By for now, and thanks for following our first season!

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Golden Trowel Award

The 1st annual Golden Trowel Award was awarded to Margaret. Her funky garden square produced loads of tomatoes and eggplant, and she cared for her plants consistently throughout the entire season.




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Manure

Today the guys did a great job positioning the sixty-four 50 lb sacks of manure in the garden. They will mix it into the main garden beds over the next few days. The manure will break down even more over the summer and we will totally eliminate the possibility of root burn due to excessive nitrogen.

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Garden Flower

Though our gardening season is coming to a close, the beauty of the garden endures... This is a picture of one of the flowers in Jill's garden bed.




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