So we're finally getting in on this website blog. Which is good. This is the technological era. It's so much easier then say, sending telegram to everyone in Hazelton about how our garden is doing. But enough of that. You're here to read about how my vegetables are doing!

Well, most of them ARE doing good in fact. However, as I'm not an avid gardner (meaning I have rarely done it) anything that stays alive is a success to me. In an update from my last blog (I'm not sure if it was posted correctly) I have a few that are doing great, some well, some recovering, and some....well....dead. I planted parsnips at the very beginning of my raised bed adventure; mostly because they looked like carrots on the package. So next to them, I planted REAL carrots. The parsnips anyway, I was told take a long time to grow. However, after not seeing a single sprout, I hoe-d the dirt to find only seeds!!! Needless to say, I put something else in their place: some beets and something else I can't remember. It's like a reddish rhubarb. I had never heard of it before, but I seem to do quite well with those kind of plants. My kale, which I had never heard of before, is doing amazing! It's the most flourishing green plant in my whole raised bed! My eggplant is recovering, although I don't think it's gonna sprout a plant. As for my cucumber and watermelon, *sniff, I think they're goners. I tried. My brocolli, onions and new set of peas are coming along good. I'm quite happy. My marigolds however, ye gads. I have no clue whats going on with THOSE things. And finally, my tomatoe; most of our tomatoes are doing quite well, mine being no exception. Although the leaves are a little crunchy on the edge, the two tomaters are doing fine! I'm very happy with how the squash and pumpkins are doing in the field (in case some of you have driven by and wondered what that is under the plastic) Although I did have a discussion with a teacher about the thermal differences between clear plastic and black plastic (I think he meant in retaining heat, not absorbing) I discovered that that goes for just heat, not sunlight. So in fact, black plastic keeps out weeds, whereas clear plastic makes everything grow like the plants are on freakin' steroids! INCLUDING WEEDS! But I digress; the squash and pumpkins are growing just as well. Walking on the plastic is like walking on a sponge! The weathers all over the place, so it's hard to know when you have to water, cover them up, etc. We need some consistancy dang it!

Vegetables aside, I'm looking forward to the camps, workshops, cafes, and other activities we have planned for the rest of the summer. If anyone has it, I've posted the events on facebook. Even to people who live in other countries! But hey, if they show up, I'll be thoroughly surprised. I hope the "Recess" is a big hit. I feel that a lot of older youth out there wants to play those old school games again, they just need the means of meeting up and having it planned, what with our busy schedules these days. Here's hopin!