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The Brown Student Garden has been picking up its pace thanks to some great work days! At the start of each season, we have to add compost and turn the soil to aerate it and add nutrients– creating optimal conditions for plants to take root. To get the most out of our limited space, we’ve designed a plan for the garden with long rows running east to west to maximize sunny southern exposure, and so far we’ve made about half of the rows– check out the photos:
Student volunteers spread compost and stir up the soil, mixing in the mulch (wood chips) that were covering the ground for the winter
Group effort to make the rows-- shaping the soil into raised mounds with paths in between
PEAS! The first seeds to go in the freshly-formed rows were Sugar Snap and Snow Peas, and did you know that the seeds are just dried peas? We soaked them overnight and then stuck 'em in the ground
Progress! Standing on Hope St., this is what the tilled & mounded half of the garden looks like as of April 11th (the dark trails are lines from watering the peas)
At the student garden we’re lucky to have good, healthy soil that was brought in and has been tested for safety, but a lot of Providence soil is contaminated from years of industry and toxic products, so if you’re thinking of gardening and ready to dig in, make sure to test the soil OR plant in raised beds (we have 4!)
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