A nice cool day for gardening. We started off with a discussion on weeds in the garden. Dock and bluegrass are two that need to come out! Art mentioned that the weeds in the soil are partially a remnant of the park's soil, partially from the soil we had trucked in over 6 years ago, and partially from what we have or have not weeded out over the years. Buttercup and bindweed are two that we never seem to be able to rid ourselves of! Then we got to weeding around the garden.

There were also many blueberries to pick. Arugula, carrot tops, lacinato kale, and beans from our citizen seed trial were plentiful. We left the Purslane as someone from the Farmer’s Market wanted to come by and forage it later! We also cut the flower tops off of the basil. Apparently basil is actually a perennial!

Jan

Top: Art discussing history of the soil at RPCG; Alex pruning flowers off of our perennial basil!

Bottom: Purslane in the garden; harvesting variegated arugula