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  • 3rd Class Outline

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    20th March 2010 - By kiel

    We are just plugging along. Here is the outline for the 3rd Garden Fresno class.

    Welcome to 3rd of 10 Garden Fresno classes

    Introductions

    Recap of Seeds class

    Tools of the trade
    Shovels
    Hoes
    Rakes
    Shears and clippers
    Other tools
    -The Claw (as seen on TV)
    -Machete

    Power tools
    Roto-tillers
    Chippers

    Breaking ground
    Establishing new planting areas
    Grass to garden
    Existing planting areas

    The Double Dig technique
    Yes it as hard as it sounds

    Preparing the soil
    Physic characteristics
    Soil amendments
    Leveling

    Back to planning
    Rows
    Clusters
    Raised beds

    Q&A

    Homework
    Take photos of process

    *again, if unregistered, you can jump into any class you feel interesting or useful. There is a $20 fee per class.

  • 4 Comments to “3rd Class Outline”

    • Leo on March 22, 2010

      HOLY MOLY!!! We got the first area prepped and ready. The most hard work I’ve done in a while, boy oh boy! This is our first row planting approach. All I can say is that we learned a lot. From the first rows to the last, the technique and style changed. Soon as we get the pics up on a hosting site we’ll post them. We have the seedlings going. Much to our dismay while we had the seedlings out getting some sun our baby found them and went to town acting like her mom and pop throwing dirt around. Our seedlings look like they got hit by a little godzilla. We took some damage but we’ll soon see what was left so we can replace what got hit. Some of the chili’s :(

    • Leo on March 23, 2010

      Okay, so here is the latest few pics of the work we’ve done. I’ll get some seedling pics up soon as well.

      Here is a pic of the compost I used to mend the manure. Not sure what format will work on here so here goes nothing.

      [IMG]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2760/4456739316_d61ca15ff2.jpg[/IMG]

      Here is a pic of the mostly finished plot of soil. I finished the area I’m working right there but we took the pic before the sun went down completely.

      [IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4455961313_42586a4d76.jpg[/IMG]

    • Leo on March 23, 2010

      Ok, how bout this.