Upon returning from Spring Break on April 6th, I was appalled at the condition of the garden. We had so much rain and with the poor soil we initially started with, the soil had become hard as a rock. Many hours spent hoeing and mixing in mushroom compost has helped. A good many plants were lost. I replaced those plants without the children's knowledge. They are so proud of their plants! Each class is helping with the hoeing and weeding. I have included some pictures.
Two 3 foot rain barrels were donated by a local company. I am learning how to adapt them into real rain barrels from the Green Steps site.
Our Master Gardener, Judy Camp had a friend who donated 100.00 to go toward our garden project. We are very grateful for all the community support.
I spent some time this morning talking with Ginger Bowen at Clemson Extension. We have a meeting in May to discuss getting a head start for our garden in the fall. We are definitely planning on doing strawberries, in addition to some vegetables. She will help us develop a garden journal for each child in our school to use to document growth, rainfall, temperature, etc, including stories they wish to write.
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