Growing Soil
On our last workday (Saturday Aug 9) Jojo and her family helped me pull up the plastic at the front of the school. Why did we put plastic on the ground? Clear plastic can be used to solarize the soil.
The area we were working on faces North, which gets a lot of wind in the winter. This coming winter, we will use the area to plant a hedge of native and fruiting shrubs and trees! Our soil does not have a lot of nutrients, but cover crops restore nutrients and build healthy soil.
As with many of the plantings in our gardens, the tress and shrubs that we plan to plant will serve multiple purposes:
Provider a wind barrier to make it warmer in the winter for our students and the flowers growing in front of the school.
Provide privacy and decrease sound from the road.
Serve as a haven for birds, insects and small animals providing shelter and food.
Give us yummy fruits and berries to snack on!
Be beautiful.
Can you think of any other purposes the planting will serve? We’d love to hear your thoughts!!
