Last Monday 16 fourth graders from Black Mountain Elementary planted 100 feet of snow peas in the sleet. There were many frozen fingers and lots of peas left in the path, but hopefully a good number made it 1/2 inch below the ground along the fence. Watch their progress in D16. We should see some green shoots in a week or so.
On Friday and Saturday Warren Wilson volunteers planted potatoes in D9. They built two raised rows along the 50 foot length of the bed, with a path between them. They hand tilled compost and rotted horse manure into the rows. They dug two 8 to 12 inch deep trenches in each row, making four trenches in all. They laid cuts of potatoes 4 inches apart in the trenches and covered them with about three inches of soil. They placed a light cover of leaves over all to retain moisture in the soil. As the potatoes send up green shoots we will continue to hill them with remaining soil and more leaf mulch.
On Friday and Saturday Warren Wilson volunteers planted potatoes in D9. They built two raised rows along the 50 foot length of the bed, with a path between them. They hand tilled compost and rotted horse manure into the rows. They dug two 8 to 12 inch deep trenches in each row, making four trenches in all. They laid cuts of potatoes 4 inches apart in the trenches and covered them with about three inches of soil. They placed a light cover of leaves over all to retain moisture in the soil. As the potatoes send up green shoots we will continue to hill them with remaining soil and more leaf mulch.
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