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Woodbury Peaceful Grove United Methodist Church Summer
Stretch students
helped in the garden
again this Wednesday. Today’s
objective: install the lattice of stakes
and twine that provide support for the clinging vines of the pole beans. Pole beans are a great addition to the Giving
Garden because they provide beans all season.
That task was quickly accomplished and we moved on to the carrot patch
where we finished the weeding and thinning that others had started last week.
The purple beans and bush beans grow alongside the carrots so weeded out the
grass in those plants, too.
As we worked side by side in the garden we talked about the
types of
soil: clay, loam and sand. When
we squeezed a handful of the Giving Garden soil it formed a soft ball which
easily crumbled. We decided the garden
has a lot of loam which is why the plants grow so well there.
We also talked about what plants need to grow and thrive and
used the
pneumonic PLANTS to remember PLACE TO LIVE, LIGHT, AIR, NUTRIENTS,
THIRST (WATER) and SUNSHINE. Then we
took turns quizzing each other on other plant biology trivia. We had a smart group of young biologists who
did their best to stump the master gardener – and sometimes they did!
The summer squash, tomatoes, beans and cucumbers are
blossoming. The corn is about knee high
in time for the 4th of July!
- Contributing writer - Deb Lynch, Master Gardener
