Last Garden Club Meeting of the Year

Beamer helps strain our first batch of
compost tea.

Well another school year is about to end.  I'm really impressed with the kids.  The Garden Club started out in the fall with close to 40 kids.  Thankfully, there were lots of adult volunteers to help out.  When "official" garden club ended in November, I decided to keep going and  about fifteen kids decided to keep working in the garden.  The numbers have gone down and up depending on the weather, but there has been a very dedicated core that kept showing up every Tuesday afternoon.

The Garden Club sends a huge thank you to Phil and Deirdre Armstrong
and hopes everyone has a great summer!

We've really gotten a lot done.  Half of our new flower bed is planted.  Our summer crops are in the vegetable bed.  We've learned how to start brewing our own compost tea.  We've met and worked with Mr. Phil and Ms. Deirdre at Harvest Thyme Herbs and got to take the first ever Garden Club field trip to their farm.  Lastly, we hosted a fantastic Spring Garden Party.

Over the summer I'll try to be in the garden two or three times a week to keep the weeds down and keep everything watered.  I know Fridays will be one of my regular days, but I'm willing to meet up with anyone who wants to come out and lend a hand.  Just shoot me a quick email (mrough@k12albemarle.org) if you'd like to come out to the garden.

Also, there will be plenty of vegetables available for anyone who would like any.  I'll post what's ready as it becomes available.  Our local Food Bank will happily take stuff, too.

I hope everyone has a great summer and hope to see everyone back for Garden Club in the fall.