Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Phase 3 Prepare for planting

Phase 3

Jan 31 - Feb 2

Preparation for planting...

Jan 31

 Drawing/sketching garden... goal for each student to make a scaled drawing of the garden. The student is then to research about a vegetable. A list of 21 different plants was generated that reference plants that grow in our region (region 9) of Southern California. Part of their research included finding complimentary plants and enemy plants and then determine the best place to plant in the garden.













Phase 2 HHS Garden

Phase 2 work took place Jan 22-26.

During phase 2 the students installed 3 additional walkways,12 garden control valves and leveled the growing beds. Oh, yea we did have a BBQ to boot.

String set showing where the walkways are to be dug.  The pipe that is showing is the PVC lines we placed during phase 1.



Almost ready for the granite backfill.


Placing stakes to line up on board for the sidewalk.


starting removal of the earth for a walkway.


Continuing the removal of earth for the walkway.


A line was stretched between two 2" x 4" boards to establish the outside of the sidewalk and the height of the sidewalk.



Sand, we need sand.


Wheelbarrow Time!


One down, two to go. Waiting on our delivery of crushed granite.



BBQ Time!


Period 4 taking time out to pose for a photo.


Period 1 setting the tone for the days work.


Everyone is involved from Period 3 with the removal of earth for the three new walkways.


Preparing the first walkway. Setting sand. We want to place a design of bricks as part of the walkway. We do not have enough bricks to do the entire walkway as in Phase 1.

BBQ



We used crushed granite from Wolfenbacker. Approx. $70 per CY. We used 2 CY. Phase 2 Done
View looking East.


Phase 2 complete. View looking West.


Phase 2 Complete!!!!

Companion Planting


Thursday, January 11, 2018

Fence Goes Up Around Garden Oct 2017

In an effort to keep critters out a chain link fence was installed around the garden.


We take out the pumpkin plants

With Thanksgiving right around the corner Period 7 class helped remove the pumpkin plants from the garden. I can't believe I cannot find any photos of the removal. We removed the pumpkins on Nov 14th to allow time to distribute our harvest to other schools in the district before the Thanksgiving break.