This was our first of two Saturday mornings in the TJMS Community Garden before Spring Break. A great turnout included school staff, students, parents, a sibling, and several community members - about twenty eager souls total. Everything on our collective mental list happened:
turning cover crop, hoeing, planting peas, and transplanting winter- sown lettuces.
filling and planting three new round canvas beds, and planting root veggies (beets, parsnips, radishes and carrots).
light pruning of roses, weeding of flower bed, and planting of blue and gold (school-colored) pansies between the rose bushes.
initiation of the new Eagle Scout compost bin with layers of green plants, brown leaves, and coffee grounds.
re-seeding tire ruts from last week’s mulch delivery
Exhaustion tinged with exhilaration best describes the feeling that Reidy, Kaila, and I shared when we finally locked up the little blue shed and dragged ourselves home.
Lovely post - rewarding and so active! How is my rose? :)
ReplyDeleteYour roses are going to be lovely in a few weeks! (Three roses, one for your seven years as an ELA teacher, one for your seven years as the first IB coordinator, and one for your seven years as an AP.)
ReplyDeleteThat is the best kind of exhaustion! Your post is brimming with new life and hope.
ReplyDeleteWhat a productive day! Fingers crossed for the carrots.
ReplyDeleteRainbow carrots, no less!
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