Bed Preparation

This week we began our preparation of the plant beds, which will be home to the many interesting and varying plants and animals found in the farm. Our group was quite motivated in preparing our beds, so we set off immediately. However, as soon as we witnessed the overgrown jungle of our bed, we had some doubts. How could we possibly turn this jungle into a neat farm-bed?

Our first task was grasping the process of double digging. I had never double digged(dug?) in my entire life, but I was relatively confident that I understood the method. The next task my group members and I had to do was remove the weeds from our bed. I, after seeing Mr. Stewart courageously hand-remove the dauntingly prickly weeds, decided to give it a try. Bad decision. Gloves, I found out, were more than necessary.

After a while, the work seemed less like work and I began to enjoy preparing my bed. Once I had gotten my hands dirty all of my apprehensions went away. Before we knew it, our group had completed the preparation of our first bed and prepared more than half of our second one. Now we can look forward to planting!
--Noah