The big fall clean up has begun! Students are raking leaves, cleaning out beds of old plants and dead heading the last few cycles of our beautiful marigolds. Our Pingry scarecrow has done its work and has been put away. Soon our garden will be a cold, still, quiet place as it goes to sleep for the winter.
K-3 Garden Spring 2012
A big squash, hiding under the leaves!
Today I found a big cocozelle squash hidden under the leaves in the garden. What's a cocozelle squash? It's an Italian zucchini. It is supposed to be very tender and flavorful. I have been watching it for about a month and hoping that it would get nice and big. It has! Tomorrow I will go outside and measure it with class 1SW if it isn't raining. I hope that the chipmunks don't get to it in the night! I sprinkled hot, crushed peppers around it in hopes of keeping them away! Cross your fingers!