Actually, we broke all the weeds out of our garden and it’s looking good. Thank you, Middle Schoolers! They are the brawn of the group.
(Brains, too!) And boy can they do some damage to some weeds. This color-coordinated gal is weeding garden beds. One glance at the photo and you know we’re not talking any small amount of weeds. But after an hour of fun in the sun…
It was just about weed-free. Amazing, isn’t it? Truly, they did outstanding work. Even harvested our summer crop of peanuts! Then Lower Elementary came onto the scene and tilled a row and prepped it for seeds. Remember, plants like soft beds (just like kids!), so we had to be sure it was tilled to a fluffy-fine perfection.
Next they formed holes, plopped the seeds in and covered well. Water in and we’re good to go!
Up next was Upper Elementary and these boys and girls may give Middle Schoolers a run for their energy bars, because as you can see, they cleared our pole bean fence in no time flat. Previously home to our sunflowers, the pole beans will enjoy the space and deposit some much needed nitrogen into the dirt. Cucumbers will make the fence their home come spring and they need their nutrients.
As organic gardeners, we rotate our crops so you’ll never find the same veggie in the same spot come next season.
For their lessons this week, the Middle Schoolers received the “Organic Gardening Essentials” handout while Elementary students received “Starting from Seed” — LE = lower elementary and UE = upper elementary. All lessons can be found in our Kid Buzz section, under Lessons in Organic Gardening. Feel free to copy and share!
And follow along, won’t you? It’ll be fun! 🙂
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