Thursday Week 2 – Trinity and First Parish

From: Marilyn Lund

Today the jobs were all outside in the garden.  Some of us prepared the soil for a half a row of broccoli and a half a row of cabbage.  These seedlings will be transplanted when they are about 3 inches high.

Three of us worked on laying more wet newspaper on the path that borders the  chard/broccoli/cabbage patch.   We continued this path on down the length of the garden.  Then we laid it across the back of the garden and down along the fence on the church side of the garden.  Another of the group came along with bales of straw and spread it on the wet paper.  The paths are now clearly marked EXCEPT between the rows of chard and broccoli/cabbage.  So be careful to notice the row markers in that area.

Several people worked to put the netting up on poles so that the peas can find it when they literally pop out of the ground and begin their very fast growth.  Those peas are not in the soil yet, but they will be soon.  Several varieties are being planted.

And then there were the people who weeded along the fence, inside and out, to cut down on invasive weeds during the growing season.

Altogether a very productive and satisfying day.  Thanks, Carla.  It is fun to work together.  We’ll be back on Saturday.

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