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| The Lang sisters are ready to work. |
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| Dad was there with nourishing water for the plants and support for the effort. Little Sister is wondering why her watermelon has found a home in a different box. |
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| Esther Santiago-Babb gives a lesson in hammering. |
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| Dylan is trying the art of hammering on his own, while Ayanna watches her little sister learn to use the hammer. |
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| They used a 12 inch ruler to mark the wood. |
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| They hammered in a nail on each line. |
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| Arnold Brown and Esther Babb watch the progress on the Square Foot Challenge. |
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| Dylan, Cheyenne and James help mark the 12" squares. |
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| After all of the nails were hammered in they tied string across the box making 12" squares. |
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| The soil has been amended with manure and peat moss. The soil is ready for planting. |
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| The proud ladies pose beside their hard work. |
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| A job well done is a great reward. |
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| Green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers and watermelon were planted. We later moved the watermelon to a bed alone. I explained how watermelon grows and the large amount of space that is needed. Gardeners must keep their crops within the confines of the box. That is a challenge for the future. |
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| Xavier is in Mrs. Rosensweig's class at Quarles. He proudly added the Pole Lima Beans that he sprouted on a napkin in class to the Pre K- Kindergarten bed. We placed it in the center and he gently wound the running vine up the dry branch and onto the metal stake that his Mom donated. |
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| It is a very healthy plant. We will make a trip to water it every day until the roots catch on to the soil in its new home. |
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| He is looking to his right now, because he wants to transplant his seedlings from beneath the hoop garden cover. We decided to leave that for another day since he used all of the water to quench the thirst of the plants set out the day before. |
The Pre K- Kindergarten age bed has room for more seedlings and seeds. plumwalk2@gmail.com or join us on Saturday morning for another volunteer session.
