We got a new scale at the garden, which enables us to more accurately record the number of pounds that we harvest each week at the garden. This week we decided that food harvested at the garden would first be shared amoung garden volunteers, then our additional harvest would be given to the nearby Lark Inn (a shelter for homeless youth). When it is not possible to get the food to the Lark Inn, we will donate it to Food Not Bombs, who serves free meals most evenings at UN Plaza.
We've had some trouble with some of our beds being over watered. The beds were designed with a french drainage system underneath, using rocks to filter out the water. However, it seems like the rocks have been holding the water in rather than letting it filter out. We've found that some of the healthiest plants in our garden are the ones that were planted on mounds. The mound creates a natural filtering system for the water. Plants needing the smallest amount of water should be planted on top, while water hungery plants like mint should be planted on the bottom. In order to see if the mounds well help out some of the beds that are less healthy, on Wednesday we added some mounds to our flower bed. The lavendar and rose scented geraniums that we put on these new mounds were transplanted from the healthy beds that you'll see below near the arbors.
We put the two arbors we put together last week into place and secured them into the ground. Our next step will be to train some bouganvilleas, grapes and some other flowers and plants to cover the arbors. The arbor above is in front of our tea bed, which you can see is very happy in the garden.
This is the second arbor that is near another tea bed. Note the beautiful sunflowers and velvet queens that are currently in bloom. This is very strange timing from them to be in full flower. But in the 11 months that we have been gardening on the site, we have noticed that the soil and location has many unusual qualities to it. We're glad to have the beautiful flowers during this dreary time of the year.
On Wednesday, volunteers re-potted a sad palm tree that had been dropped off at the garden by a neighbor. We hope that the simple act of giving the tree some new soil will bring the tree back to health.
We got a new scale at the garden, which enables us to more accurately record the number of pounds that we harvest each week at the garden. This week we decided that food harvested at the garden would first be shared amoung garden volunteers, then our additional harvest would be given to the nearby Lark Inn (a shelter for homeless youth). When it is not possible to get the food to the Lark Inn, we will donate it to Food Not Bombs, who serves free meals most evenings at UN Plaza.
We've had some trouble with some of our beds being over watered. The beds were designed with a french drainage system underneath, using rocks to filter out the water. However, it seems like the rocks have been holding the water in rather than letting it filter out. We've found that some of the healthiest plants in our garden are the ones that were planted on mounds. The mound creates a natural filtering system for the water. Plants needing the smallest amount of water should be planted on top, while water hungery plants like mint should be planted on the bottom. In order to see if the mounds well help out some of the beds that are less healthy, on Wednesday we added some mounds to our flower bed. The lavendar and rose scented geraniums that we put on these new mounds were transplanted from the healthy beds that you'll see below near the arbors.
We put the two arbors we put together last week into place and secured them into the ground. Our next step will be to train some bouganvilleas, grapes and some other flowers and plants to cover the arbors. The arbor above is in front of our tea bed, which you can see is very happy in the garden. 
This is the second arbor that is near another tea bed. Note the beautiful sunflowers and velvet queens that are currently in bloom. This is very strange timing from them to be in full flower. But in the 11 months that we have been gardening on the site, we have noticed that the soil and location has many unusual qualities to it. We're glad to have the beautiful flowers during this dreary time of the year.
On Wednesday, volunteers re-potted a sad palm tree that had been dropped off at the garden by a neighbor. We hope that the simple act of giving the tree some new soil will bring the tree back to health.
I guess most agree with me that a good looking front yard would enhance the look in your entire property. And I don't mean just the aesthetic side of things. In most cases, properties with nice looking front yards would naturally attract a more hefty property value as well.
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