Spring seems to be having a hard time showing up this year... Despite the clouds and the cold, a few of us gathered this evening to get the garden ready for the season. We cleared the snow fence and tree covers, took down some solar lights and put up sweet pea towers (formerly bean towers) and picked up some weeds and garbage. We also added compost to each of the remaining beds that had not yet been amended. Please spread the compost and work it into the soil of your bed by digging down and turning it under. This should be done for the beds that we amended last fall, as well as the ones that were just amended today. Also, in some of the beds you will notice that there is some winter rye growing. This is a green compost crop that can be turned under when you are ready to plant your box. It will add nitrogen to your soil. However, please remember some of you may have planted red and white bulbs in the fall, so you may want to wait a bit until you see what is about to come up!
We also gathered all the rocks from around the bean towers and trees and placed them bottom side up on a tarp beside the shed. These will be repainted by grade 9 art students as well as by grade 1 students this year.
We finished off the evening with some hot coffee and rice krispie squares.
Hopefully the weather will shape up and spring will be here soon! Even the ladybugs are not ready to wake up!
We also gathered all the rocks from around the bean towers and trees and placed them bottom side up on a tarp beside the shed. These will be repainted by grade 9 art students as well as by grade 1 students this year.
We finished off the evening with some hot coffee and rice krispie squares.
Hopefully the weather will shape up and spring will be here soon! Even the ladybugs are not ready to wake up!
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