Today was a good day in the garden. This morning I had a complaint about the smell the new compost pile is making, and it was a timely complaint as I was just thinking about adding a layer of carbon to the pile. With a truck from maintenance, I took some shredded oak leaves from a leaf pile, and brought it down to the garden to spread out over two and a half weeks of compost from the dining hall. Then I added a layer of finished compost, and I am ready for more food scraps. Plus the smell is practically gone (though I didn't think it smelled very strongly in the first place). I planted some of my last seeds in the SE section of the garden, and I am nearing the very end of planting time. Amazingly, I have been working in the garden for almost a month now! Later this week I am excited to harvest the first veggies out of the garden, including an assortment of greens, pac choi, and some radishes. I talked with Laurie from the kitchen and they are very excited to start having food available from the garden. Yah!
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