What’s Growing?
Most of the garden is still sleeping. The garlic is up in the bed on the far left as you look up the hill. It will be ready to harvest in July. The peas were planted in the fourth bed on March 16 and if you look under the dead leaves of the strawberries in the next bed, you’ll see new growth.
Most of the beds have been planted with barley as a cover crop. A cover crop is grown to cover the soil and may be incorporated into the soil later for enrichment. Planting cover crops in the garden provides multiple benefits such as controlling erosion, suppressing weeds, reducing soil compaction, increasing moisture and nutrient content of soil, improving yield potential, attracting pollinators, adding color, and providing habitat for beneficial insects and wildlife.
The first work day will be Saturday, April 26 from 9:30 – 12:00. Come anytime. We’ll be planting some things that like it cold, spreading mulch, weeding, doing clean-up, and painting chairs. If there’s something you’d like us to grow in the garden, send us an email.
Our garden was begun with a grant from the Northern Rhode Island Conservation District, Rhode Island State conservation Committee and the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Services.
