The Construction
| The area for the garden needed to be levelled. Enough area was graded to allow for more plots next year. (May 27) |  |
| Two elbow-shaped plots are staked (each to accommodate two plots) and the gravel delivered. (May 30) |  |
| The gravel is spread in the shape of the plots. An extra load was needed to ensure it t was 3-4″ thick. This was to eliminate any possibility of capillary action of dissolved materials upwards. (June 1) Landscape cloth was laid down next. (June 2) |  |
| Some students stop by to help. (June 2) |  |
| One hundred straw bales were delivered. These will form the walls of the raised beds. (June 2) |  |
| The bales were secured with stakes and three lines of twine were tied around the outside to help stabilize the bales against the weight of the soil. (June 3) |  |
| Here you can see the landscape cloth than went down over the gravel. |  |
| Two truckloads of topsoil were needed to fill the two “elbows”. (June 3) |  |
| So easy a child can do it! |  |
| We decided the soil was so rich that we would skip the compost this year. So, here we are. We’re ready to plant! (June 3) |  |
The Results
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| BBBS – June 30, 2010 | SFDCY – June 30, 2010 |
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LINK – June 30, 2010
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REAL – June 30, 2010
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