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If you follow our Instagram @dexterfarm2school, you probably heard that we have surprise squash (which we think now are pumpkins!) in the Three Sisters Garden. The pumpkins overwintered from the previous year and just sprung back up in the growing season unexpectedly. We are keeping an eye out for the squash bugs and are continuingContinue reading “Surprise Pumpkins?!”

Here in the garden, we’ve been working hard on our new raised concrete garden beds by the pollinator gardens and tearing down the rotting wooden beds in Creekside to make room for an outdoor classroom space. We are very excited for these changes as it gives us a chance to immerse the students more withContinue reading “What’s on Your Plate?”

It’s been an exciting week for growing! We got our first zucchini, swiss chard and shishito peppers. The cherry tomatoes and heirloom tomatoes are coming in and will soon start to ripen. You can basically watch the pole beans grow with your own eyes, it’s as if they grow a few inches every day. IfContinue reading “Summer Vegetables are a Coming!”

It’s mid-July and it has been hot, hot, hot! Despite the heat, the vegetables have been thriving. We are starting to see zucchinis, cherry tomatoes, and peppers coming in. On top of that, we harvested our garlic. Some of which are almost as big as our fists! They won’t be ready for eating yet asContinue reading “Rain Gardens and Garlic!”

In the Sullivan Memorial Garden, we have been weeding and keeping a watch over our plants to make sure we deal with any pests early on. While we are still a week out from garlic harvests, our basil plants have been doing so well! Herbs like basil are a great way to reduce the amountContinue reading “All the Basil!”