Huge Harvest!

Hey guys!

We just had a huge harvest here at the garden- 20 pounds of tomatoes, 10 pounds of lettuce, and over 16 pound of onion, just to name a few things. We donated all of it to McAuley House, a group that provides meals to the homeless.

Everything in the Garden is looking great, although some plants are coming to an end. We've got no more blueberries, unfortunately, and the yellow zucchini seem just about done. But on the other hand, the tomatoes are just starting to fruit, as well as the eggplant.






Your Garden Managers,
Andrew and Lolly

BFP

Hello!
Some of you may be aware, but there is a small school across the street from the student garden called Brown Fox Point. They have students ranging from ages ages 3-6. Over the summer, Andrew and I have been giving interactive lessons about soil, seeds, and plants. Some students came over to the garden last week to harvest tomatoes and cucumbers, identify what's growing, and to learn about different male and female flowers (yes, they exist).



We're slowly getting the garden ready for everyone's return in a couple of weeks. There is still plenty to weed...

We look forward to seeing everyone back on campus. We'll announce the first workday of the semester shortly. Hope to see you there!

Until then, take care

your garden managers,
Lolly + Andrew

Harvest Galore

Hello everyone!
It's incredible how time flies. It feels like days ago that Andrew and I were starting seedlings in the greenhouse, and now the garden is producing pounds and pounds of harvest each day. Currently, tomatoes and cucumbers are our main crops. We've already harvested over 20 pounds of assorted cherry tomatoes. They are delicious on salads, pesto pasta, or straight off the vine.




Our cucumber plants have sprawled everywhere! Originally planted on a 2 feet wide bed (without trellising--probably a mistake on our part..) the cucumbers have sprawled over onto an adjacent bed. They've produced so much fruit in the last couple weeks--we've saved some to pickle this weekend.

Our eggplant took a while to bear fruit, but they're finally here. We began harvesting them about a week ago. We've planted Dusky Eggplant--a round bulbous type--and Little Fingers--a long slender variety. Both are delicious.

This is our broccoli. The little suckers have not emerged yet. But they're looking quite big and robust, hence the photo update.

The garden as it stands today--the vertical shoots on the second row from the right are onions, which are just about ready to be harvested.

Sunflowers on Hope Street.....


More photos coming soon.
We hope everyone is having a great summer. We're doing well in Providence, and are excited to see people back on campus and at the garden in a couple weeks.

Until then, take care.

Lolly + Andrew