Photo Post

Just a little picture update of the work done this week:

The mulch is almost totally spread now, and you can start to really see the outlines of the beds. On Sunday we'll assemble the wooden boxes and then we'll prepare to actually stack the bricks (the ones in the photo are just set there to show the outline). You'll also notice coffee grounds spread throughout the beds. In addition to boosting fertility this will also help to acidify our soil and neutralize our pH in accordance with the recommendations of our soil test.

Finally, we're tracking down leads on soil and working on a plan for water (if anyone has a lead for free rain barrels, we'll probably need 4-5 to use as holding tanks that can be refilled with a hose once a week).

Stay tuned for more updates.

First Work Party and Photos

Well our first work party was yesterday and it was a great success. We started the day with a trip to the West Seattle Tool Library to pick up some of the things we would need. On our way back (fighting through West Seattle Garage Sale traffic) we came upon a plant sale on 42nd. A huge "Thanks" goes out to the generous woman who was running the sale who, on hearing about our project, donated quite a few beautiful vegetable starts for the garden. If anyone knows the identity of this kindly "gardening angel," give her a shout out from us.

We got all of the wood for the beds cut and several of us will work throughout the week to assemble the beds. We spread mulch and moved all the bricks across the street and into the garden. We're also moving forward on getting soil and tracking down the rest of the wood chips needed for spreading around the beds.

We had almost all of the gardeners as well as some neighbors and friends working throughout the day. We also got to meet and talk with several more neighbors who stopped by to check on our progress.