Mission Statement

To foster an increased awareness of the local and global interconnections associated with food production and consumption by directly linking the Mount Holyoke College Community to the Garden through academics, the campus dining experience, and student volunteer work. The Mount Holyoke Student Garden will also build connections and share knowledge with the agricultural community of the Pioneer Valley, thereby strengthening Mount Holyoke's relationship to the local environment.

Sunday, July 22, 2012

 So, here are the pictures of four bales of straw that we got from Amherst.
We decided to mulch everything including the plots and the pathways inside the plots, because weeds are growing everywhere.




And weeding, is lots of work.
It grows everywhere, very fast.








               Shrist mulching.... "Stop the weeds from growing"  ha ha...



Beans are mulched.





From right to left: beets, okra, broccoli,  mulched.

Shristi watering the mulched plots.

However four bales of straw wasn't enough for all the six main plots. We were able to cover five plots. Still waiting for more....

While we were waiting for more hay, we started making supports for the tomato plants.
We used the cotton bed sheets (courtesy of Russ) to support the branches.



Cotton bed sheet strings tied to the trellis for support.
















 We also used stakes to support the tomatoes, tying it with strings.
 Here, shows the stake at two ends with strings going back and forth to support the branches.


 This week, we also had some animal problems.  They ate the beets...



....and broccoli.
This happened only in some plots, where we used old chicken fence to fence the plot.

          It's me here, selling lettuce for $3 to a very nice lady.
  Showing off the money.... We sold all the lettuces that we brought from garden.
                                            HOORAY!!! ^
:)Lobsang
                         

No comments: