doggielover101

Intro

For nine weeks in the sixth grade in the Amigos School's garden my class studied a daily life in the caring and daily ruteen. This set up was run by a very supportive group named CitySprouts. In the garden within four groups their would be daily tasks and chores. Although it was fun, it taught us all how to care and work in a team. This program is very limmited to a small amount of public schools. Which in this case causes us to be thankful for auch a educating opportunity.

 Garden Journal #1-9/13/2011) The first Garden Week I was in the maintenance group. In my group including, HAPPYME111, Dr.Lu, JROCK231 and I; did many things while we were in maintenance. First, we made a concoction mixed with milk and water. Then we poured it onto some squash and zucchini leaves that were mildewy to make the mildew disappear. Next, with shovels we all dug out an enormous pit and threw one heap of compost from a wheel barrow into it. Then we buried it to decompose for the spring to have fresh soil. All I remember seeing is lots and lots of [|isopods] ( isopods are a type of arthropod) inside of the wheelbarrow and scrambling to get out. It was such a warm day! I remember the texture inside of the garden gloves mixed with warm sweat. I learned so much on just one day and I look forward to the next coming garden time every minute I am outside.

 Garden Journal#2-9/20/2011) This week I was biologist for the first time. Most of my group was absent so me and HAPPYME111 decided to split up. It was rainy and mildewy so bugs were very scarce. I looked under rocks and chairs for insects but I got no such luck. Suddenly I found a wasp or bee(could not identify)hiding inside of some sunflower seeds! We had magnifying glasses to use and plastic trays too. Even though it was raining and there were only two people including me in my group, I had an extravagant, nature experiencing time as always. 

 Garden Journal#3-9/27/2011) My third week I tasted something beyond dessert. This week we were all harvesters. In my opinion being harvesters is the best job because you cook a bunch of yummy things. First, we picked raw potatoes from roots that were buried in the ground. After we sliced them into micro slivers then we seasoned them with spices and lemon juice. We threw them on the grill and flipped them as if they were hamburgers. Each person that was in the garden got some of our (homemade) potato chips. I look forward to the next time in the garden with the sun beating down and the soil in my hands!  I will remember the bright sun shining down on everyone and plants creating energy during [|photosynthesis]. Also, I will remember the hard core and the soft inside of the potatoes in my hand as if a mini planet after the big bang. I will remember the sound of my class talking and discussing things, and the fire wood crackling on the stove. I will remember the smell of the grill and fresh soil. I will forever remember the taste of the potatoes chips that we made that day.  Garden Journal#4-10/18/2011) The fourth week I was in the compost group. In the composting group we started out by digging up some [|compost]. During that operation we found a few earthworms and a couple of red worms. Later, we found some larva that we thought were snails. Then someone found a dead snail so I decided to bury it for it to decompose. Later we tried something I like to call "mush" that the harvesters made that nobody liked except for our substitute. This garden week was a sad one without our science teacher but we all still had a spectacular time.  5) My fifth garden week I was maintenance. First my partner and I put fresh, healthy soil in a broken wheelbarrow. Then we both sprinkled a type of grass seed named rye on top.

After that we looked for dead leaves and flowers including sunflowers to cut off.We all (JROCK, Dr.Lu, HAPPYME111,and I) cut them off to have them regrow stronger and healthier. At the end, we all drank homemade herbal tea straight from the garden that was delicious. I have many favorite garden days but this one is one of the very best.

  7) In my seventh garden week I was in the harvesters group. First, we took pressed, dried out seeds to plant in some plastic bags and labeled them. Then we picked seeds from lots of different plants. We put them in the presser and tightened them up. There was a big crowd of people by the compost crew so I came to see what was happening. Surprisingly, there was a red spider and a centipede fighting. In the end the centipede won amazingly because it stunned the red spider.

 9) Garden week #9 was different.... It was completely random what group you were in. I happened to be put in the group of maintenance. In my group I had three other boys. First, we swept and picked up dead pine needles from the ground and put them in baskets. We then took all of the baskets and brought them to some flower beds. We spread all of the pine needles all over the beds. At the end we all tried an experiment dish that the harvesters made that nobody liked but I thought that it was..... Shall I say, interesting. I was very sad because it was our last Garden Week. I look forward to seeing the things that we prepared for the spring, and how it will end up after all of our really hard effort for this coming spring.

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