It was a beautiful morning at Lakewood Elementary. The sun
was shining and there was a nice breeze. The rain from earlier in the week was
beneficial for the plants. Many things
are growing!
This is a baby green pepper.
There are a lot of eggplants growing too!
We began our shift with various maintenance work. Brian did
a great job watering the plants and Olivia worked on shoveling the dirt pile. 
I focused on transplanting the tomato plants that have
volunteered in the okra bed to an empty bed. I really enjoy transplanting not
only because you get your hands dirty but also because you give the plant a
place to have more room to grow. The key to transplanting is using lot of
water.
We have a lot of plants that are flowering in the garden
which was good for our pollinator lesson. There were plenty of bees as well!
Although we talked about the importance of bees the kids
loved looking for rolly polly bugs under rocks. They loved tasting the edible
squash flowers. When they lined up to leave we gave them each a collard green
leaf to take home to show their parents. I can tell that the students really
value the garden.
Over all it was a wonderful morning. Enjoy your weekend!
Julia Melton
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