Not forever... just for a week or so. But never fear! Our greenhouse guys know what they're doing and so do the awesome job coaches and program coordinator here. Everyone is awesome. Check out our finished greenhouse!! The benefit of having everything planted is that we now have a) room for activities and b) time to do individual or less production focused tasks. I had mentioned recently that our mystery greenhouse worker had wanted to do some planting so now will be the time! We have posted photos below of the awesome greenery all square-foot-gardened and in the planter boxes. As a refresher, we used about 6-7 bags of compost (roughly 9kg), reused a bunch of old soil to help clean our garden and act as filler, 5 bags of Sunshine Mix (did I mention that we love Sunshine Mix #4!?!?!) and about 1/2 a large garbage can of perlite. Perlite is used to aerate the soil which is particularly beneficial if you're reusing old, heavy soil as it makes things fluffier (essentially) and easier to mix. Our creative greenhouse team also used some coconut coir in the bottom right box, the one with the cabbages, as an experiment. It is beneficial for hydroponics and growing systems and will likely work for us as, although coconut coir doesn't carry the nutrients that soil does, it can be beneficial in gardens. It is a bit expensive but we started trying it out in the winter for some of our sustainable experiments. There are different types of coco coir while we used the Beats Peat bricks which are light and easy to store, then expand when you add water. Good for our smaller space. For more information about the use of perlite, check out this site: www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/perlite-potting-soil.htm For more info about coconut coir, check it out: www.epicgardening.com/coconut-coir/ or www.groworganic.com/beats-peat-3-cu-ft-brick.html Our team also got certified in WHMIS this week! What an amazing group of people we have! I will be excited to see all of the changes when I return from my trip. That's all for this week folks. TTFN - Ta ta for now!!
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