Planting the Patch

We started with a corner of the long raised bed along the school's breezeway. The students usually keep off this particular bed and it gets good afternoon sun exposure, so we thought it would be the perfect spot for our garden. Plus, there just so happens to be a spigot nearby, so it's well situated for watering.



Our first task was to pull weeds and move the recently applied woodchips.



When the weeds were removed and the woodchips were pushed to the side, we amended the soil with one 40 lb. bag of potting soil, two 40 lb. bags of compost, one five gallon bucket of vermicompost, and one two and a half cubic yard bag of sphagnum peat moss.



We then put all the seedlings in place and prepared to plant everything.



Finally, we planted the seedlings, spread the seeds, labeled everything with popsicle sticks and spread a bit of remaining peat moss around the base of each plant. Voila! Our garden is planted and ready for watering.