I mentioned in my Irish Supper post that we would be sharing our supper with some other families and planting potatoes the same day for a corporate garden. I thought I would take a moment to share with you the awesomeness of this little community garden my friend Char planned out.
This is her detailed plan row by row. Let me just tell you, I am soooo glad SHE is the one planning this, because just looking at this chart boggles my poor little brain!
On Wednesday, we only planted cold crops. Into the ground went potatoes, broccoli, onions, a few heads of lettuce, and kohlrabi. But, first we had to do some prep work.
Rows had to be staked:
Watering systems had to be put together:
Potato cages had to be assembled (this was a new concept to me and something Char researched long and hard. I’m anxious to see how it works!)
After the prep work came lots of planting and fun! The children had a blast…all 14 of them!
The most awesome part about 3 moms and 14 children working in the garden was that as one set of children pooped out on us, the next set was ready to go. It stayed fresh and lively and happy for all involved!
So, if you’d love to have a garden, but are worried about the work involved, why not consider gathering up a bunch of friends (or finding a friend with a garden plot already) and forming a community garden?! It’s a wonderful (and frugal) way to share resources and bounty!
Heart2Heart says
These is a great way to share in the work and also in the bounty this will provide for all of you. Nothing tastes better than fresh grown produce anyway!
Love and Hugs ~ Kat
Tammy (Mom to this crazy bunch) says
We love gardening. I have never thought of community gardening since we can plant a huge garden and use all of it! Lol… We can in the late summer and fall. We also give away anything that we can’t use up before it goes bad.
Betty says
Good Job. May the garden richly bless all of you. We have LOVED our garden. We just ran out of produce from last year. *pout*
Andrea says
Awesome!!
Anita says
Looks like a good productive way to spend time teaching your children. We are doing raised beds and got four beds planted this week with spinach, lettuce, broccoli, radish, and cabbage. We are planting potatoes soon with the method used at Homestead Blessings. I have been enjoying your blog. I have 7 children ages 25, 21, 17, 13, 10, 5 and 17 months. My 25yo daughter (26 next month) is expecting her third baby this fall. Our arrows are shooting forth and producing their own arrows!
Organic Gardening Tips says
Wonderful to see those kids helping out in the garden and having fun at that.
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Janelle says
I would have loved to have been a part of this so I could learn more about gardening.