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| Planting marigolds from seed. |
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| Planting bush beans from seed. |
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| Planting bush beans. |
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| Justin follows and covers the beans. |
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| The bush beans on the right were planted by the boys. |
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| Cub Scout Troop 171 |
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| They arrived with their plants and their Den Mother. |
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| Esther Babb gave them lessons in turning the soil. |
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| She talked with them about why peat moss should be added to the soil and why the soil also needs the composted cow manure. |
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| They were taught about tool safety and why the sharp tools must remain in contact with the soil in order to keep each gardener safe. |
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| Justin and Lily watch as Den Mom plants. |
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| Lily has no trouble getting used to the soil between her little fingers. |
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| The boys marked out the square feet. They were taught to use the hammer safely. |
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| I think he wants his x-box. He kept asking me how many hours did gardening require. |
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| Their produce has taken hold and no longer droops in the hot sun. |
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| The thirsty plants loves this rainy day. |
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| Bush beans planted by seed are doing very well. Even the marigold plants are popping up out of the soil. |
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| The rest of Cub Scout Troop 171 will plant the rest of the squares later on in the week. |
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| 4th Ward Council Wayne Hamer and Anita Newkirk |
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| Esther Babb's Mother paid us a visit. |
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| The Sisters pitched in to help turn a bed to add soil amendments to improve water retention and drainage in the bed. |
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| Our Missionary Sisters arrived promptly at 9 am ready to work. They did their 2 hours, collected the hugs and moved on. Thank you again, Sisters. |
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| They helped me turn over the soil in my bed to add peat moss. I taught them to get down deep. I was thankful for the help. It was great to see them loosen up and have some fun. 2 are leaving for another location in a few days. |
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| Kenneth Walton is our new Superintendent. He takes hisjob seriously. We were overjoyed when he arrived with the lawnmower and his weed whacker and commenced to work. |
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| Mom waits as her sons become acquainted with my grandchildren in the dirt pile. It will never be too soon to have that soil spread throughout the garden. |
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| The grass was cut in the garden and on the ribbon by the curb. Weeds were whacked along the fence. |
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| This is not true Square foot Gardening because we do not have Vermiculite. |
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| I am determined to find enough to make at least one bed a true Square Foot Garden with the prescribed ingredients. Vermiculite was not available in the local places. i do so love the look of it. The kids like the idea of knowing which square foot holds their plants. |
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| They got too happy in the dirt. It was a chore cleaning the hair on their heads. |
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| Students from Greico, McCloud and the Middle School |
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| These 2 Greico Elementary School Teachers take their work seriously. This was volunteer work for them. |
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| D. Perry, Teacher - Greico School |
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| Andrea Keenan, Teacher Grieco School |
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| 2 teachers from Greico Elementary School joined us.They prepared the bed for the 1st - 3rd Graders. |
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| Andrea Keenan and Debbie Perry pose with students over the bed they just divided into square feet. |
