5/12/15-5/23/2015

We've been very busy getting everything prepped and planted. The gardens are all sprouting. We had a workday on Saturday and painted pots, cleaned out the rain barrel and planted strawberries and tomatoes.
The first milkweed plant we had was nibbled down to the bone. A wonderful Master Gardener let us take a few plants from Lowe Park. Hopefully that should satisfy their appetite for a little while!

5/5/15

We have had a lot of rain in our garden and it was too wet to plant much today but we did manage to sow beets, radishes and sunflowers. When we turned the soil we found it teeming with life. We also made plant markers.

4/28/15

This week we measured the bed to add our grids and planted some broccoli, beans, beets and milkweed!!! Milkweed is the only plant Monarchs will feed and lay eggs on and there is a short supply. By planting milkweed we are helping to restore habitat. On May 30th Indian Creek Nature Reserve will have a Monarchs and milkweed lesson where you can make milkweed seed bombs. For more information, go here http://www.indiancreeknaturecenter.org/store/family-activities/monarchs-and-milkweed-seed-bombs-saturday-may-30-1000-am-noon/