Glow up

The RHS farm has undergone some changes the are making the farm really glow-up. This past week we did quite the revamp of two beds that had not been touched since last year and we cleaned up the some of the surrounding area of the farm. With this being our first full week in a while, we had more time than we were used to in order to perform this glow-up. The class put some work into our new maintenance jobs (water, compost, maintenance, and companions.) Each having their own special set of responsibilities on the farm. My group is companions this time around and we were quite busy clearing out the weeds on the outside border of the farm as well those surrounding the few precious grape vines we have. 

    To add to the glow-up of the farm we revamped two forgotten beds adjacent to each other. These were wasted space which can't be afforded on such a small farm. So Mr. Stewart assessed us on how well we could bring them back to life. We had to weed the beds meticulously and continued to use a U-bar to aerate the soil. Next, we used an 8-inch dibble board to determine where each lettuce seedling would be planted. When planting we had to be very careful to allow the roots to be fully extended once in the ground to ensure good results from them. 

At the end of the week we had two new beds on their way to success and some good lookin' grape vines!

Sam Jackson :)