Transplanting potatoes and eggplants

We started seeds indoors a few weeks ago.  We planted in coconut coir, which is good for holding water, so it's good for germinating seeds, but it doesn't have a lot of nutrients.  The seedlings are mature enough now that they have to be moved to a more hearty potting mix.  They will stay there until it's warm enough for them outside, which won't be for another couple weeks.

Javion fills his pot with potting mix.

Cecil and Javion carefully remove seedlings from their tray, being very careful to disturb the roots as little as possible.

Cutting seed potatoes

Every potato can grow a new plant from each of its eyes, as long as there's enough potato attached to supply energy to make the plant grow.  Today we cut seed potatoes that we will plant on Thursday.  Each piece will produce a new plant, which will give us multiple potatoes.

Jamari slices one evenly.

Cecil uses knife techniques he learned while visiting Gourmet Gorilla's kitchen.

We've got a lot of exciting things going on in our garden

We've got students watering the plants.

We've got garlic doing awesome. 

We've got spinach showing its leaves. 

We've got Chinese cabbage seedlings glistening in the morning dew.

We've got chickens laying lovely eggs. 

We've got happy, healthy students. 

Seeds are sprouting

The seeds we started indoors are doing great!

April is Earth Month

CJA will celebrate Earth Day on Friday, April 25th.  In preparation, the agriculture group discussed some of the problems our planet faces, and we made posters to publicize the event.