The scholars came late today causing great worry as this was
to be our last meeting of the Spring. But they did arrive, the fifth and sixth
graders spilling out of the school together in a jumble of final day excitement. And the timing couldn’t have been
better. While it was sprinkling earlier,
by the time the gardeners arrived, the clouds had dried up and we had a great
time. Because many of the gardeners would only be able to see the garden
virtually (we gave them this blog site address), we had them plant a tomato
plant and a little purple basil plant in a small pot to take home, along with a
radish or two that they harvested from their very own TEAM garden. There were
so many radishes! After potting their plants, we had them plant some mixed lettuces
that we could harvest either over the summer or at the beginning of the school
year. When we had surveyed the garden we realized that the tomatoes, carrots,
peppers and peas were all plainly visible. We were sad that Shawn, a 6th
grader, was not able to make it but, A’Kayla made and brought his pot of plants
to him. There were lots of hugs at the end, and I look forward seeing them in
the Fall for a lot of harvesting!
