Planting session on the 21st of April

On the 21st April 2011, we conducted our third vegetable garden planting session. As per usual, we enlisted the help of the extremely knowledgeable and experienced Miss Tan in conducting the session. We began the session by checking on the progress of our compost, which was fermenting very well. We were pleased as the composting frame was finally ready to be removed, a sizable milestone, in our eyes. The compost was then covered by a large plastic sheet to prevent it from being damaged by the forces of nature.

We then moved on to upgrading the vegetable beds. We plowed the soil of the vegetable bed to maximise aeration and ensure that it was fully fertile. The beds of soil were then raised by around 6 inches in ease the planting process, which will be carried out in the near future. Some compost was then added to the beds to enrich the soil with nutrients, before coconut leaves were added to prevent the beds from being exposed to direct sunlight and rain.

The satisfaction of being able to complete our agendas of the day was priceless as all our tasks seemed daunting and impossible, at first. Indeed, it was a day filled with much productivity.