The whole day was overcast and cold. Most folks showed up, signed up, and saddled up pretty quickly - we were two of the few who stayed to work. I admit, when it started snowing, I had plenty of thoughts of leaving but stuck it out till we met our goal of lining one plot and turning another.
Here's Stacy, community garden coordinator-extraordinaire.
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And the Handyman tackles edging his plot. Before spending too much time thinking about it, I asked why they use grass when it's constantly creeping into the plots. Turns out, it makes a whole lot of sense - dirt would get muddy and gravel/rocks would still need weeding. I suppose it would be kind of expensive to put in pavers, so grass it is. The Handyman dug back the grass, put in a liner, and used the straw to buffer the liner inside the plot and on top of the edge outside the plot.
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We're pretty excited because we're going to have good company out there this summer. Jenny, Jordan, Heather, and Martha all got plots. This is Martha with her sign-up sheet and "I-really-like-the-plot-I-just-picked-out" smile.
And here's a before/after for my plot in the corner. All those boards lying on the left of the before picture were piled up in various spots in the plot. I cleared out the dead stuff, broke down the broken-down raised bed, and, with the handyman's help, turned the soil once so we can get in there with the rototiller tomorrow. (By the way, anyone know of a deal on rototillers anywhere? Still looking... tomorrow's tiller is borrowed.)
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Well it looks like you are going to have a good group!
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