Today we had the rain barrel workshop at the garden, with a small group of 7 attending. We cut out the grass underneath where the barrels would go, laid down newspaper andmulch, and then put the concrete blocks and linked rain barrels in place. We will install a reused gutter and downspout soon so we can start collecting rainwater to use in the garden. After the workshop several of us stayed to do some work in the garden, including more mulching, planting kale transplants in some of the raised bed blocks, planting tomatoes (10 different heirloom varieties), and planting the common herb bed with basil, parsley, sorrel, thyme, oregano, and sage. We have loved the concrete block raised bed so far. In addition to being able to plant within the cinder block holes, the regularity of the holes allow us to measure for plant spacing without taking out a tape measure.
Some hot weather at the beginning of May and over an inch of rain in the last several days has really brought the garden along. All the carrots and beets are up and growing nicely. They desperately need to be weeded, but we will need to wait until they have developed some true leaves and a stronger root system before we begin pulling the many weeds that surround them. I added a second row of twine for the growing peas. The head lettuce is ready to be cut and the radishes are probably a little over a week from maturity. The potatoes and onions have all emerged and are growing quickly. Many of the rented plots are now planted and are coming along nicely too, with many tomatoes and peppers transplanted. We're looking forward to hosting the Bailey Park 2nd grade class at the garden this coming Friday, May 20th.
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