Volunteers from First Parish, St. Nicholas, and Pilgrim met with Carla at the garden this morning. There had been no frost, the sun was quickly chasing away the chill (36 degrees at 7 am), and Carla had already decided that since it was too windy to plant seeds, we would clean the barn! It would have made a wonderful photo with all the hoes, shovels, rakes and rolls of wire fencing leaning against the wooden garden rails outside. There were also wheelbarrows, tables, and containers (baskets, trays, boxes) scattered about on the lawn. But we had no CAMERA! So you will have to imagine it. Inside, the barn was swept, seeds were sorted, and small items were returned to their proper places. It looked quite nice when we were finished.
In other news, the new rabbit fencing looks quite competent, and Carla has seen no evidence of nibbling in the garden. Around 10 am Carla, Pam (St. Nicholas) and Amy (First Parish) were separating some of the new little sprouts that had come up too near to each other. They prepared some seedling trays with a soil mixture, and placed the sprouts in the small sections of the tray. These will be allowed to grow to 6 or 8 inches and then will be replanted in the garden. If someone remembers what these little sprouts were, please let us know in the comments section, because I have forgotten. Please add any other comments as well.
It was a delightful, sunny, cool morning and we were all happy to be outdoors and at the Interfaith Garden.
Barbara Munkres
Pilgrim Church