Garden Update June 20, 2009

Undaunted by predicted rain later I the after noon, a few brave souls took to the garden to get work done before the storm.
Chris Bailey’s plot now has all the corn planted. There has also been roto tilling between the rows.
On Lyman’s plot, the remaining corn has been planted and the corn that was up has been side dressed with nitrogen and some within row weeding has begun. The pole beans and cucumbers have been hand weeded and the peppers and squash have been weeded and fertilizer worked in around the plants.
Byron Rawlins will fertilize the pole beans and cucumbers this week. Alan Ohweiler will instruct us on weeding, hilling and fertilizing the onions. The potatoes are flourishing, and Steve Woolfe will let us know if we need to begin hilling the plants up.
Brother Faucette feels the tomatoes have enough nutrients on board from planting to last another couple of weeks. He will let us know when and what to use when it comes time to fertilize again.
The corn that is growing in Chris Bailey’s place needs side dressing and within row weeding. The Wengreens have learned the system and can be used as resources. It is recommended that the YM/YW take on this responsibility and try to get this assignment done this week. It should be able to be done in an hour or so if there are six or more workers.
Brother Gill will try to roto till Lyman’s site later this week. Brother Hebdon and others are keeping on top of things at Chris Bailey’s place.
The Derricotts will be maintaining the weeding of the squash patch. Please join in for weeding and maintenance, as we want this project to represent the ward and the Lord. Again contact Brother Hebdon or scheduling
Thanks for all you do, Noel