What a difference a couple of weeks makes! We\u2019ve got a lot more green going on. I\u2019m seeing evidence of peas, corn, tomatoes, bokchoy, and maybe okra. At the same time, there are a lot of un-named plants (probably weeds) that are happening at the same time. I imagine that soon it will be easier to ascertain which are weeds and which are plants that we want. As you can imagine, the starter strawberry and soy plants we received at the grant ceremony are doing great. Interestingly, the seeds I started and planted as seedlings are doing about as good as the seeds I put in the ground 2-3 weeks later. Hard to say why; the seeds are different, and of different ages. Either way, if we can keep that stuff alive all summer, we\u2019ll have some produce.
On another note, there is a student here that we\u2019ve all put a lot of effort into. He has really come out of his shell this year, and when he heard about the garden, he gave me 3 seeds from his apple. We went out to the garden after school and planted them, and today, he greeted me at the door when I got to school, and took me out to show me there is a little sapling there! He was sooooo excited! I\u2019m going to try and find a place on the property to plant it. We\u2019ll see. That scholar was so happy to see a plant coming out of the ground, it was a really special moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/plant-a-seed-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2025\/06\/img_3360_1-768x1024.jpg\")