Compost

Day 17

Not too much to report today. My time in the garden today went by faster with a new visitor vet. We did our best to keep the weeds at bay and the tomatoes contained. They are growing up so fast! New zucchinis are growing and will soon be ready to be picked as well. 

In what seems like a never-ending search for something to decorate the garden with we may be getting bark soon. The rocks created an archaeological problem because they were not native and compromised the integrity of the site but bark should work. I just hope we can get it ASAP because the ground is so dry and could use something to keep in the moisture. 

I have been asked to give an educational info session about composting as a sort of extra since we are going to have a compost bin in our garden. I am really excited about it and have started to make a presentation all about it. I only hope I won't give anyone the wrong information or forget to breathe when I am giving the presentation! 

The day was brought to a close with lettuce. I rode out to Waitsburg (about twenty minutes from Walla Walla) with The Gleaner to pick lettuce. Picking out the lettuce was a much wetter and dirtier than expected. The lettuce had to be washed before we loaded it in the bins so we got a light shower which was welcome relief from the scorching heat. We gleaned 40 pounds in less than two hours! 

Cherry glean tomorrow! This time they are Rainier and Bing cherries!