3rd grade visits the garden (5.19.20)

Some students looking at Caden's corner. It had the most beautiful tulips bloom. I look forward to seeing the marigolds come up there, too.


Many students helped pick up the millions of rocks that were stirred up to the top when it was rototilled last. One student was so proud, he picked up 50+ rocks! Awesome work, Austin!


Do you see our first bean plant. I am so excited to see some of these coming up. I know that it sounds weird, but the fact that we can grow veggies from seeds just continues to amaze me! :)


Pulling weeds! Very successful job!


Thinning out the radish plants. They really did a great job and didn't go too crazy! :)


Checking out our up and coming pea plants. They were so careful to not step on the little plants!


There are some of our pea plants. We are way behind where we were last year, but the weather has not cooperated very well this season.


More thinning out of radishes.

It was perfect weather and they were wonderful workers! :)

Garden planting continues!

The 4th graders and I went out right after lunch on this beautiful day! This was THE BEST class I have EVER had with this group!!!! They were awesome! Some planted carrots, some planted radishes and others planted cucumbers. The best part was they also helped me get spots ready for the 1st graders. They dug little troughs and helped mark where the 1st graders would plant.





Beautiful, beautiful tulips!

The 1st graders and I went out for an hour at the end of the school day. It is hard keeping them all focused and happy, but we did it (for the most part). :) They planted green beans and marigolds.

I can't wait to see all of these start coming up!!!! I even got a little sunburned today! :) :) :)

Spring planting began today!

Today the 2nd graders and I went out and planted peas. Below are the students digging little ditches for the first graders that will go out tomorrow and plant. They also picked up rocks that were around. It was fun to get out there and get our hands dirty! :)

Daffodils are showing their stuff...

...or at least some of them are! :) Enjoy the pictures! I cut 4 of them and put them in the faculty room this morning, might cheer up someone on this dreary day!

Spent the morning at the garden! :)

So, I went this morning and actually got dirty! :) Grandpa Besler came and rototilled the ground up and I trimmed the bushes, moved some leaves and put up some stakes.

I have decided that I am just like my mom in many ways and that is OK! :)

Our winter sowing is beginning to show some growth. We have lettuce and spinach sprouts.


Chives

Row of daffodils just ready to burst!


Of course, I had to have a pic of the cute crocus!


This will be our melon and cucumber growing "fence". Not sure if you can tell, but the bottom is an old spring form that goes in a crib. It is awesome and I would love to find another to go on the top, but the likelihood of that is slim to none; so the plan is to put up a short piece of fencing up on top. It worked great last year, we'll see.




I got Caden's corner set back up.

This is what it looks like laid out as of today. May change, not sure. To the right are the pea tripods.

They just keep springing up!!!

Northwest corner... purple and pink crocus!

Do you see the little pink ones in there?!


Southwest corner... yellow crocus!

Southeast corner... little white ones that have just a little purple in them.

Can you see the almost ready to bust open daffodils???

Happy Spring!

WOW!!!!

We have flowers, ladies and gentlemen!!! I am so excited! Looks like some snow might be coming by the end of the week. Not sure if I need to do anything to protect them...