This is our first Summer garden at the ISC and we are thrilled! Here's what we've planted so far:
Sunflowers
Beans:
1. Green beans
2. Lima beans
3. Asparagus beans
4. Pole beans
Pumpkins:
Cinderella and Tan Cheese varieties
Melons:
Watermelon
Muskmelon Ice Cream Green Machine
Squash:
Acorn
Butternut
Zucchini (black and gray)
Delicata
Yellow
Birdhouse gourds
Luffa
Cucumbers:
Mexican Sour Gherkin
Richmond Green Apple
Okra:
Red and green varieties
Tomatoes:
Cherry and larger varieties
Potatoes:
Yukon Golds
Corn:
Blue
Popcorn
In the Spring we started seeds for Beets, Carrots, Swiss Chard, Lettuce, and Peas. The pea season is over but the other vegetables are doing well!
We will place color-coded sticks in each garden bed (painted red, yellow or green) which will indicate to the kids when each vegetable is ready to be picked. Red means "don't touch: fragile," Yellow: "growing but almost done" and Green: "ready to be picked."
You can find one (or more) of our gardening team outside working in the garden on Friday mornings. Please stop by with any questions and by all means, if you'd like to get involved, please volunteer!
We source our seeds from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange and our compost from 5th Season Gardening. All donations are welcome!
