Back to the Future...

A new home... a new land... a new garden... updates coming soon,

And Two Weeks Later...

As we continue succession planting, our first seeds from two weekends ago are popping up all over the place. This weekend, we are planting pole beans ("Helda" and "Kentucky Wonder") in between our corn plants, and next week, we will plant squash around both of them. For those that don't know, this combination is called the "Three Sisters." The beans fix nitrogen from the air into the soil, feeding the roots of the corn. The corn, in return, provides a trellis for the viney beans to grow up onto. The squash, planted last, has huge leaves that shade the soil, retaining water for all the roots' benefit, as well as keeping down weeds. Here are some pictures of our lovely seedlings:
Beans and a sunflower in Jesse and Paloma's Love Bed!











A watermelon seedling that was started under grow lights.











Corn babies, they grow up so fast!

Planting Party!

THANK YOU!!!

to everyone who came out for the planting party on Saturday, May 16th, the day after our average Last Frost Date!!!
This includes a lot of neighbors in the 923 block:
Jesse & Paloma
Kevin
Travis
Nick (who skipped some class to be there)
Sahara and Surya who offered some moral support!!


AND some awesome kids who went out of their way to be here:
Jessie
Tim
Chelsea
It was so wonderful to see everyone, and we got so much more planted than I expected. Kudos to you all!
It should also be noted that the planting party continued all day on Sunday, with many people coming back just cuz they're so awesome. Special thanks to Jessie for the delicious cookies!