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- Picture History -

                 Mid-April 2010 photos of the areas planned
for raised bed gardens around the Sanbornton Public Library

 Sanbornton field Sideview of Sanbornton Public Library
   Entrance to the Sanbornton Public Library

Late April 2010

Getting Ready for the Gardens

Landscape Fabric and Staples Cover the Grassy Field
and the Soil Amendments Arrive

Laying the landscape fabric in the field

Measuring the fabric and planning Stapling the landscape fabric

 

Karen drives into the site with peat moss  Compost arrives in Al's truck

Soil Amendments
 
Tools and materials needed for this phase of the project

 Sanbornton site with finished landscape fabric tacked down to prevent the wind from blowing it away

It was a tiring day for all involved 

                

         May 4, 2010

The First Raised Beds for the Garden

~ Jeff Burns with help from Kadin and Daisy ~

Jeff Burns builds the first raised garden beds

Kids in the beds

Thanks so much! The beds are perfect.

Raised Beds Information

              

May 8, 2010

The Boy Scouts Arrive!!
(Not minding the cold and the rain)

Boy Scout Troop 82, Sanbornton
Andy Patterson and Ian Raymond, leaders

The Boy Scouts and their leaders and parents brave rain and cold to help with the project

Click on thumbnails below to see larger images.

         Getting the drills going  Making the raised beds with lumber donated by Peter Drouin  Building raised beds for the garden  Drilling the lath for the square foot garden Lath  Filling the front beds with compost, peat moss, and vermiculite  Stirring the newly-created soil  More work on the front raised bed garden 

Working on the raised beds in the field  Everyone is busy filling the raised beds with soil  Work continues on the 6 raised beds in the field  Watching the work in the field  Finishing the filling of the raised beds

The three raised beds by the Sanbornton library.  The 6 raised beds in the field next to the Sanbornton library.

Special thanks to everyone who braved the weather and did such a spectacular job
creating the beds and filling them with peat moss, vermiculite, and compost.
You really made a difference. Thank you all!

 

May 28, 2010

Planting the Raised Beds

planting seeds and tomatoes
Thanks to Barbara and Nellie

tomato plants
Tomato Plants

discussing planting
Discussing planting techniques

Watering the new plants
Watering new plants is critically important


raised beds in the field

More planting to be done
in the raised beds in the field.

June 5, 2010

What A Difference A Week Makes!

Tomatoes and peppers

Chives, arugula, and cucumbers

Corn, squash, and beans

July 11, 2010

How Does Your Garden Grow?

~ tomatoes, peppers, marigolds, squashes, corn, basil, lettuce, and more ~

Tomato plants, peppers, and marigolds

Onions and tomatoes radishes, chives, and pole beans

tomatoes and basil corn and beans

 

August 10, 2010

~ The Bounty Continues ~

Tomatoes Galore

Tomatoes and Raised beds thanks to the NHMGA

Heirloom tomatoes and cherry tomatoes fill the raised beds.  Climbing red-flowered beans  Orange cherry tomatoes make a wonderful addition to salads.

October 7, 2010

~ Putting the Gardens to Bed ~

Thanks to the Winnisquam School District Teachers

Preparing the new raised beds and cleaning the old beds was the order of the day

Starting the process of filling the four new raised beds  The teachers come prepared with tools and a lot of enthusiasm

The raised beds are filled with peat moss, vermiculite, and compost  Removing vegetation from the beds

Eating a bean seed is pretty tasty  A raised bed that has been trimmed of plants

Coiling the hoses for a winter rest  Thanks to the WRSD teachers for helping put the gardens to bed!