Last week on the farm

This week on the farm we finally got around to planting our Spring crops. We started off the week by harvesting most of our Winter crops for the Farmers Market on Friday. We completely cleared out our bed and prepared to plant for the Spring. We first had to organize which seeds and which starters to plant, then we went through and planned where each crop would go and how far they needed to be spaced according to our textbooks. Then we finally got to the task of planting our spring crops. In our bed we put carrots, peppers, rye, lettuce, celery, and potatoes. Finally we lightly covered our bed with a layer of compost and watered so the plants can begin growing for harvest in April and May.

Because it was a hot and dry week we were able to spend a lot of time on the farm. This also meant we had to do our daily jobs. In the watering group we found a leak and promptly closed it before it flooded one of the beds. The compost group was able to get enough cardboard for the next 6 months. Meanwhile the maintenance group had to deal with damage to the shed which was caused by a storm (or freshmen--see below). And some of us worked on the class beds planting the excess seeds and starters for Spring. Overall the Redwood farm is back in full swing as we prepare the Spring.

Ben G-M