fall garden

 

We finished our fall beds today! We planted lettuces, cabbages, chinese broccoli, cauliflower, swiss chard, brussel sprouts, kohlrabi and mini pumpkins within two raised beds. The fourth grade classes are following a variation on the "square foot gardening" method. They had to map out their planting plan on a coordinate grid using the spacing information on the plant tag. We're a bit worried we may have a bit too much compost in our soil mixture so I hope the nitrogen levels aren't too high. We'll learn important lessons either way, but it sure is more fun to learn a lesson with a bowl of fresh veggies you've grown yourself. Fingers crossed!