Sept. 28-Oct. 3, 2009, Eventful Week!

Gillian’s weekly log from Sept. 28.-Oct. 3, 2009:

Good morning everyone!  This week was very eventful!

Tuesday:
harvested green tomatoes
harvested cherry tomatoes
harvested bell peppers

Wednesday:
harvested leeks
more gourds
finished mulching the kale
weeded spinach

Thursday: harvested sage for the Merc
field trip to the Merc
harvested yard long beans
harvested mixed greens
harvested basil and sage
picked flowers
prepared for the CSA

Saturday:
Kaw Valley Farm Tour
cleaned garden signs

Sunday:
Kaw Valley Farm Tour
planted garlic!!

This past week’s weather:
High 71, low 36, precipitation: 0.7 in

I'm off to the garden now to strip most the edibles off before the freeze!

In the Okanis CSA bag this week:
Yard Long Pole Beans, green heirloom tomatoes (Japanese Black Trifele, Valencia), Sun Gold Cherry Tomatoes, two bell peppers, mixed greens (spinach, arugula, and kale), three leeks, basil and sage, and e-recipe (Baked Herb Green Tomatoes).

Okanis Garden Sign

Sprouting Interest

Lawrence Journal-World Features Reporter Sarah Henning came to the Okanis Garden on September 23 to interview students and gather information for her story, "Sprouting Interest: School's Garden Teaches About Food Economy," published Wednesday, Sept. 30, on p. 1C, http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2009/sep/30/sprouting-interest-schools-garden-teaches-about-fo/ .

First-grader Finn is quoted in the article. When asked about his favorite part of the garden, Finn said, "I like to pick the basil, just because it's yummy."

A Beautiful Week in the Garden

Gillian’s weekly log:
This was another beautiful week in the garden!

Tuesday, Sept. 22:
Harvested beans with the Sunflower (early childhood) students. Harvested the last of the ripe heirloom tomatoes :( . Harvested Sun Gold cherry tomatoes.

Wednesday, Sept. 23:
Harvested leeks. A reporter from the Lawrence Journal-World interviewed students, faculty, staff, and me about the garden. Harvested spinach with the 1st graders. Started weeding and mulching the kale area.

Thursday, Sept. 24:
Picked flowers and herbs and prepared for the CSA.

This past week's weather:
The high for the week was 86, and the low was 48!  (Fall is here!!)
0.1 inch of rain for the week.

We intended for the painted corn to be for this year’s CSA, but the plants did not yield enough for all the customers. We’ll use the colorful ears as decorations and seed-saving; perhaps the students can make jewelry from the seeds.

In the Okanis CSA bag this week: Rose Finn Apple Fingerling Potatoes, Yard Long Pole Beans, red onions, leeks, heirloom tomatoes, spinach, herbs, flowers, e-recipe.

And More Signs

More Signs

Signs of the Times

Prairie Moon students and teachers made wooden garden signs of the various crop varieties.