Whew! Garden Beds Are Ready For May Planting

Thanks to everyone, especially volunteers Jeff, Nicole, and Debbie, who came out to work on digging and clearing our garden beds and spreading compost.

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The main garden now has wood chipped paths so we can avoid walking IN the permanent planting beds and compacting the soil. One of the goals of planting in permanent beds instead of in traditional rows, is to allow the soil to keep its crumbly texture season after season. This means the soil will remain well aerated, allowing water to percolate easily and nutrients to be easily exchanged between plant roots and soil life.

Also, some of you were interested in finding out more about the compost we used ... it's screened leaf compost from Greencycle Grillo in Milford. For more info, visit their website here: http://www.greencyclegrillo.com/.