RADISHES

We have radishes. Some of the second graders harvested their radishes this morning. This is the first crop we have had come in, so far. See pictures enclosed.

We are Growing

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.