Summer beauties

Dig a hole

     Dig a hole

-Bad day… dig a hole in the yard

-Appliance breaks down… go dig a hole in the yard then call a repair person

-Stressed about a test….go dig a hole in the yard then go study

-relationship problem…dig a bigger hole

-bad grad on a test….dig a hole and put the test in the hole and cover it up.

 

You see the pattern.  What comes from digging holes?  Well,   it’s a stress reliever, it’s a place to put the pain and anguish of the day.  Try it!  Dig and a hole and while you are there plant a seed  and in time you'll get vegetables and flowers.

Branding our Project

The CORE Garden Project will soon have a logo.  Jason Bolton from Marketing has done a fabulous job for us.  Thanks Jason!!

Our newest visitors to the garden

This morning the CORE garden welcomed a hummingbird.  It enjoyed the sweet nectar of the Torch sunflowers.  It visited each flower and hovered over the borage before taking off.  We were enjoying its visit so much that no one pulled out their phone to take a picture.  I think that made it even more special.  

We have hundreds of blooms on our tomatoes.  By mid to late August we will have a wonderful bounty of seven different varieties.  

Worried about the peas they look a little sad.  Will do more research to find out how to grow them better for next year.  

Lastly, we were visited over night by a family of deer who came into the hoop-house and feasted on the collard greens.  They ate 5 whole plants before moving on.  

Learning a lot about farming and taking in all the lessons each and every day.

Sunflowers

There is something about sunflowers that makes people smile.

A special visit

Yesterday evening before sunset our garden was visited by a grandma and her eight year old granddaughter.  The grandma wanted to show her granddaughter the hoophouse.  They both immediately volunteered to help water and thin out some of the plants.  The little girl wanted to know if we could make salsa.  She visited the peppers, smelled the cilantro and was excited yo see the tiny tomatoes growing.  She reminded me that we would need a lime tree in the future and told me she would be back.  

That's what's it all about.

Garden gems

Bonnie Arnett's classes joins the CORE Team

Bonnie Arnett will  teach ACS 065/095/111  in the fall plans  to connect with the CORE Garden Project.  The course centers around success principles such as: Personal Responsibilty, Motivation, Self-Management and Life-long Learning.  Welcome Bonnie!

Veggie Photo Shoot

Dino Kale

Cucumbers planted lady week sprouted today 6/24/14

Peas

Tomatoes

Quiet morning In the garden

This morning the focus was on prepping the soil and getting the Kentucky Wonder Bush Beans in the ground.  They are high yield producers so we are excited.  Everything that's planted is doing well so far.  

We have some challenges in the garden,  we are still short on compost which has prevented us from getting some things planted like the sweet potatoes.  Not sure if they will make it.  

A wonderful volunteer named Dennis donated some tomatoes he started at home.  Angela stopped in for a bit to plant some marigolds too.   Thanks Dennis and Angela !  Come back any time.🌞🌿🌾🌺

More pics

More picks from the week of 6/15-6/21

We Are Growing

This week we had science students and a variety of volunteers, both students and staff help in the garden.  Here are a few highlights.

Finished!

Thank you to all that helped build the Hoop-house.  Great Job!!

Culinary class 1st to participate in the garden project

Beautiful day for a build

Building our hoop house with Nifty Hoops