We have reached the point in our summer where we are beginning to spend more time harvesting than weeding! We are so thankful to have had Victoria and a group of Master Gardeners for Washington County tending to the garden on Monday. Today, Master Gardener Paul and I were blessed to have the help from Summer Stretch kids from Woodbury Peaceful Grove UMC and Woodbury Christ Episcopal.
When energy was high, the groups took turns weeding tomato, pepper, eggplant, radish and beet plants located in our first garden section. They did a great job using the garden tools to get the root of the weed!
Then came the harvesting! Today we picked (and ate!) lots of raspberries, lettuce, spinach, herbs, pok choi, peas, beans, summer squash, and broccoli.
Check out these Bug-Hunting girls! Today’s finds were green Cabbage worms, Cucumber beetle nymphs and eggs and Japanese Beetles.
Thank you for all of your hard work and cheerful attitudes today! Today, you helped us to donate two big bins of produce totaling 12.5 pounds to our local food shelf, Valley Outreach.
--Kathy Luoma, MG for Washington County