Going Bananas and New Growth!

Please see the updated slideshow for pictures of our garden's growth taken this morning by Sophia Elliott, a 4th grader at SPE.

The garden beds now boast 5" tall tomato plants, bursting mesclun, tall beans, climbing cucumbers and squat squash leaves. Herbs are slowly sprouting: the basil plants are the first to show their small green heads.

The voracious pumpkin plant was moved to an area by the school fence where it will have plenty of room to climb and conquer.

The Banana Grove, one part of the smoothie garden, has been planted on the East side of the school. The transplanting went smoothly with only a few trees going into temporary shock. Now even the starkest banana trees have new growth! In addition to the banana trees, two baby papayas trees were also planted.

Garden signs are being created – as we speak - by the afterschool Art enrichment classes. Our garden logo and art guru, Liz Atlan, painted a beautiful prototype for the children to use as a guide.

There is much to look forward to in the coming months. If you haven’t seen what we’ve been up to, stop by the garden, add a bit of water, pull up a weed and give our plants love.

Stay tuned for compost and rain barrels...