School Gardens Need Help

SCHOOL GARDEN PLANS 4-12-14

Christa Little-Siebold is the parent in charge of developing our school gardens and she excited about getting lots of garden projects going with volunteer help. She is looking at the first two weeks in May as the time frame to work on many of the projects listed below. If you can help out, please contact her at [email protected].

Here is a list of possible activities for the Union River Garden

- plant a mail box
-assemble a gate/arbor
-dig posts
-assemble deer fence
-assemble a stick made compost bin
-put trellis in place
-assemble potato bins

-plant rhubarb
-plant elderberries
-replant forsythia
-highbush blue berries
-plant donation of lilac

-stake area of work
-re-locate three ground level beds
-lay cardboard, leaves, straw prep area for beds to go
-assemble 8 new beds

-help with the compost and soil, mix seaweed in beds, etc.
-screw signs to the beds, paint and write signs
-distribute wood chips were necessary
-prepare the garden shed so we can hang tools
-etc etc