How Does The Garden Grow?

HOW DOES THE GARDEN GROW?

BLOG POST # 6

The first step in getting a garden growing is to sit down and make a plan. This applies whether you are working on an existing space or creating a new garden from the ground up and skipping this step can go a long way toward adding to your frustration when things aren’t going so well mid-season. The garden plan should include the nuts and bolts of the garden space; everything from dimensions to soil type, sunlight and shade notes to water availability and drainage. It also needs to guard the plants to find out whether there is a canoe or something damaged in the garden. Do not let the water drain into the plant pot so it does not drown. And this is what I know of how to live in the garden

Jonathan's Spring Cleaning Blog Post

     Although I did only two hours of garden cleanup, it was fun mulching the garden fields and scooping the chicken waste out of the coop to turn it into compost. I also tried my best not to let the chickens out of the pen. Cleaning up the environment is always a good thing to keep the Earth clean and healthy. The mulch prevents weeds from growing around the area and when the chicken waste turns into compost, it can benefit the soil massively; it is a good way to grow plants and prevent trash from going to the landfill. If the compost mixes with wood chips and leaves, then it becomes mulch.

Hinganos seed story

        Hingano learned a lot such as how to plant, how the plants need sunlight and water to survive. Something that surprised him was that, how many people did there seed stories. Nothing made him laugh. He is also not sure of what made him stop and think.

Hugo’s Seed Story

Hugo’s Seed Story

                  I, Jordan L. De Jesus, the interviewer and interviewed one of my classmates, Hugo Waterfall, with his groupmates Christ and Natalie. According to him, he learned that plants have a big impact or big connection into the Biogeochemical cycle in the Earth, whereas, plants are performing important role in Biogeochemical cycle.

                  In addition, he was suprised on how the small plants played a major role in survival of the plants and contributing on the environment.
       
                 Aside from being focused on their project, they also have some enjoyment while doing it, according to Hugo, the thing, or actually, the persons that made him laugh is his companions, Christ and Natalie, while doing their project.

                 At the end, he said that the competition between plants made him think deeper, on how they compete for survival and competition on death, well, all of the species in environment are dependent on the plants because they are the producers and plants are trying to compete each other together sharing one habitat.

For my first service project I did a garden cleanup! Since I did not complete it when I should have, I made up my hours later in the garden. In totally I did two hours. The first one, I went with a group of people to the outside garden (not the one by Mr. Bursch's classroom) and we went around planting some new seeds, picking up trash, and pruning a couple plants. There was a big tree with long leave-type things that were its seeds. The tree was very pretty and across the street there was an open area with just dirt, next to the fence where the pool is. Me and Nicole dug a couple wholes and planted the seeds. We planted a bunch because most of the seeds will probably not take. There was also a lot of trash around the garden, and seeing it all picked up and clean, made it look much better, and set a good example on our Willow Glen High School community. I worked for an hour and it was very tiring because I have never done that kinda of work before. The next time I did garden cleanup was just me and Andrew and we made great progress. Behind the garden there is supposed to be a walkway to go through it, but the plants back there were so overgrown and their were so many weeds that you could barely see over there. We went back and made a good pathway that is now cleared or plants and trash. Andrew is a very good pruner and he cut most of the plants very well. It took so much work that we spent the whole hour just cutting away at an overgrown weed. In the end we made a clear pathway, so now people can easily go behind the garden and it looks good too. I had made a pile that was overflowing and huge, the size of a wall almost. Andrew did the cutting and I took all the branches and things that were cut off, and gathered them into a pile. That pile was later taken by the real gardener and made into compost, I think. The second hour was definitily harder, but I'm almost sad that garden cleanup is over. I had lots of fun with my classmates after school, and i for sure learned some new gardening tips and tricks for next time!

Garden Clean up cycle #2

In the second cycle of service projects I decided to do garden clean up again. The reason I decided to do garden clean up again is because I enjoyed it the last eound and being able to make our school cleaner and nice for the chickens. This cycle I did something totally different i helped organize the shed with Morgan Fernadez. It was important for us to clean the shed because it helps the people who work in the garden be more easier to find what they need to use. Also by knowing where everything is at can allow for the next rounds eaier way to come in and out of the shed when needing certain materials. This is why what we did for our service prohect is so important.

Garden Cleanup #2 Morgan. F

In this garden cleanup I learn that wanting a healthier life or doing something good for life. Its hard work and that what I did with the help of my friends. We worked hard to the last garden cleanup to now to see this garden become something we are proud of, cause we worked hard to support this garden. Even if it was to clean the shed, the little's thing help are earth to grow and that was what we did, we worked hard to see our planet to grow. So by gardening for the second time my friends and I learn that gardening can be peaceful and hard work, but it was worth it, If it means we get to see this garden come from worn down, then it to grow,

grow into something amazing.
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