The late-November weather continues to be beautiful with daytime highs in the 50's and nighttime lows in the 30's. Fr. Skip did a beautiful job with the box covers, which are made with chicken wire, plastic, and hinged with painted boards that match the boxes of the raised beds. These mini "greenhouses" have allowed our Fall plantings to sprout, and the radishes are several inches high! The lettuce is also starting to come up... our garden continues to come to life!!

Fall Planting

The Fall planting took place in early November that included radishes and lettuce. A small group participated on a sunny Sunday afternoon, and the children had a chance once again to get their hands dirty and plant a few seeds!

The Mom's that got involved are pictured below, and they each monitored the activity in one of the 3 raised beds. (Ginny McGovern (left), Christine Peterson (center), Deirdre Tokar (right).

Pumpkin Harvest!!

The day finally came when the 2nd Grade students had the chance to pick their pumpkins!

We had a little help from the Great Pumpkin, and the garden

"yielded" a crop that allowed each child to select a pumpkin.

The day was beautiful, and the children took turns going into the garden to select their pumpkin.

There were even a few stray peppers that were also picked!!

Given the smiles on the kid's faces, I think they had a great time!