Let The Planting Begin!

What fabulous weather we had for our workday last Saturday. Although some folks don't believe in tilling the soil, this Oregon clay we are blessed with does need a bit of help from the tiller along with lots of added compost. The number of bent and broken garden tools we have is proof that this clay soil needs all the help we can give it. If the soil is broken up enough to work with a garden fork without bending it, just imagine how much happier our plants will be spreading their roots down into the soil.

Our Annual Plant Sale

Our annual plant sale was a huge
success! Thousands of plants were
grown for both the garden and the plant sale. Leading up to the May 9th sale we had some bad weather but on the day it was perfect.

Now that the plant sale is finished we can concentrate more on completing the new garden expansion, issuing more personal rows and food pantry rows then a whole lot of planting will start happening. We will also be automating our garden watering system and expanding it into the new section.
Happy Gardening!

Garden Expansion and Kids Lesson

The beginning of the new expansion



The Gardeners began the labor intensive task of digging out the rows of the new section. We had may heroes to help accomplish this project. Lots of blisters, sore backs and arms.


Ben already planted his little garden. Lots of radishes and turnips. The other children are waiting for the watering system to be installed.



Here Marina and Kyle are getting a lesson on tropism.


The whole group absorbing the lesson. We later went inside and Kyle showed us a book he had created around a Jr Master Gardener activity. He had 25 bean seeded that he planted and each day he took one out of its pot and examined, photographed, and recorded how the seed sprouted.


The bean tunnel being planted.