I’ve had almost 100% germination and had to rapidly transplant the watermelon, cucumber, nasturtium, and bush bean seeds because their roots were extending beyond the confines of their respective cells. I’ll be visiting LaFarm, Lafayette’s community garden, to help weed and till abandoned plots. I intend to start a 40’x20′ plot so that I can can give my plants the space they need and monitor their growth at a location closer to campus. This manual labor will also give me experience so that I can create a similar set up along the perimeter of the Bangor Greenhouse. Here are some photos to help give a visual on the greenhouse’s progress:
Hoping to weed an till this lonely 5×70 plot as well as install rainwater collection bins
Some of the compost is donated used coffee grounds from Cosmic Cup in Easton, PA.
Here is the compost been.
First day of planting
Watermelon germination
Growth over the weekend
Chamomile
Week and a half of growth
Watermelon (seen above), bush beans, cucumbers and squash all needed to be quickly transplanted in order to promote further growth.