We Have Rain Today!

It began sprinkling yesterday and today the clouds have let loose. We have rain!

 

Students Move Fencing on Farm

 We have decided to shrink the size of the farm a bit by removing some of the existing fencings that had been placed when we had goats and chickens. Parts of the fence that are being removed are being reused in the garden area.

The Three Sisters

 

The Three Sisters

Beans, corn, and squash are the ultimate companion plants in the gardening world.1

 This top-notch trio is typically planted together in indigenous peoples' gardens and is collectively known as "the three sisters." Legend describes these three plants as "gifts from the gods," noting they should always be planted, eaten, and cherished together.

Each "sister" adds her own unique offering to the garden ecosystem. The beans (or any legume, including peas) pull nitrogen from the air and fixate it into the soil. Nitrogen-fixing plants benefit all other plants—especially heavy feeders like zucchini and squash—by providing the nutrients they need to grow. Corn, with its tall, sturdy stalk, gives vining plants like beans a backbone on which to trellis themselves.

Two more climbing fences installed

 Per 1 and 7 were at it again installing more posts and fencing to two more raised planters. The three raised planters with the fencing have had snow peas planted. If you read an earlier post, we made a fall planting about four weeks ago but had the chickens get into the garden and pulled the young plants out of the ground.

We are planning to plant brown and red onions later this week when we make the next raised planter center fences.

Chicks moved to Coop

 The October 6 hatching of 7 chicks has been moved out into the coop chick cage on Tuesday, Nov 1. The chicks were set up in the cage on Tuesday Nov1. A heat lamp, food, and water bowls were installed in the chick coop. The chicks will stay in the chick coop for approx two to three weeks until they have reached at least 1/2 the size of an adult chicken.

Installation of Pallet Wall Planters in Garden Begins

Today students hung two pallets that will eventually become wall planters in the near future.