Friday, April 22, 2011

Pajama Planting Day! With our new POTATOS!!

Today, it was pajama day for the lower school, and the first graders planted in their PJ's! It was very entertaining, as well as educational. We planted new tomato plants, Lettuce, and Basil. A big highlight of our day was picking our great potatoes! All of our helpers were ecstatic about our harvest today, (especially Todd's screaming,) and Felix joined us today as well. Next week, we hope to cook them and have a nice feast. An additional factor was that we found a bunch of bugs. Happy gardening!
-Joanie and Katrien
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Friday, April 15, 2011

New Family Joiners!!

Today, we had all of the first graders come up to plant with us, in three different shifts. It was so fun to watch them be so proud of themselves when they either planted a tomato in the Topsy Turvy planters, or if they planted the new chard or lettuce. Unfortunately, the aphids haven't completely left us in peace. There are still some pests that are staying, trying to devour our precious garden! Other than anything else new, everything is just fine. Our first graders are having a blast in our rooftop garden, and so are we.

 Happy gardening!

       -Joanie
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The 2011-2012 Gardening Season Begins!

Our middle school gardening team has been busy planning their first project of the year. Last week they met during park lunch and decided on what fun things they would do with our first grade. Students thought it was time to amend the soil in our SIP containers and to plant strawberries and greens! This week they welcomed the first graders to the science deck garden. Students taught our first graders how to plant seedlings. Everyone was thrilled to see that our worms were still healthy and happy after the summer break. Please stay tuned for upcoming events and projects!

PHS Garden Club Welcomes Su-Wun Harris

PHS Garden Club Welcomes Su-Wun Harris
Planning and Planting

Happy Holidays From the Garden Club and 1st Grade Gardeners!

Happy Holidays From the Garden Club and 1st Grade Gardeners!
A pretty pot and loving message for those near and dear!

PHS Gardeners at Fort Mason Community Garden

PHS Gardeners at Fort Mason Community Garden

Another Productive Day With PHS First Grade!

A Wonderful Week for PHS Gardeners

The week was full of activity for all PHS gardeners. Tuesday the planting of tomatoes in topsy turvy containers continued. Hungry gardeners harvested strawberries to feast on as the reward for their labors.

Thursday the 7th and 8th grade students who have been responsible for the design, construction, ongoing maintenance and integration of the garden into school curriculum took the first grade to the Fort Mason community garden. This garden is the longest running community garden in America and the only community garden operating in a National Park. There has been a garden on this site for centuries with Native Americans working this specific piece of land prior to Europeans arriving.

We met with Steve and Dale. They did a wonderful job of making us feel welcome in their garden. We got a tour, did some work planting vegetables on both Dale's and Carole's plots, explored and created artful sketches of the beautiful sights we enjoyed. Finally, under the comforting shade of a heritage tree we sat together to share lunch and plenty of laugher! A truly perfect use of three hours!

Thank you to all the parents who made time to drive us and to share the day with us.

Thank you to Dale and Steve for sharing their passion for and knowledge of gardening with us.

Special thanks to Carole Denola for making the day possible!