Getting ready for the garden party...
Great workers showed up to plant 58 tomato and pepper plants!! After a little bit of training, everyone became experts in how to plant a tomato plant the "right" way...at least for the Santa Clara Community Garden...dig a wide "bowl" that's a little deep, then get the root ball broken up, lay the plant on its SIDE...yes, its side! Then careful bury the root ball, and the stem, only leaving a few inches of leaves above the ground, but still within the bowl. This protects the plant for the April winds that will be coming, while creating a central watering area for the plant. Works very well!!
Our watering crew did a great job! Thanks Ben and Matthew!
The Peppers Possey had their system down!!
Some pretty great onion planters were working hard, too!!
Even the youngest of volunteers helped out!!
And plenty of sunshine for everyone!!
