Planting!

Naomi writes:

More amazing teamwork and progress today:

Larry met with a few members at 10 o'clock this morning to set up the two water towers which will be used to irrigate the garden. The water pressure is adequate but not spectacular and we'll no doubt do some more tweaking.

The cool weather was perfect for planting and we had moist soil to work with from the recent rain. Flocks of people showed up promptly at 3 o'clock and our ten beds were planted in under an hour with plenty of time left to place newspaper around the perimeter of the fence to cover the mesh on the ground. This paper was then covered with wood chips to prevent birds or other small creatures from getting trapped in the mesh. With 16 households represented, we continued working and covered the inside perimeter in the same fashion. As soon as more wood chips are ordered and delivered we will finish the job.

Larry has arranged with AAA Tree Service that in return for their cleaning up the area all along the tree line, they can dump their wood chips there. This arrangement is a win-win situation and thanks go again to Larry. (AAA supplies free wood chips and are often used in Mount Washington in the common areas and by private residents.)

What we planted today: spinach, pepper, egg plant, bean, kale, lettuce, collard, broccoli, red cabbage, cauliflower and green cabbage plants; carrot, radish, beet, and turnip seeds.