Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ

Nearly all of the sweet potatoes are thriving! They went in as frail little slips and we even removed most of what was left of their leaves in order to stimulate root growth. Three weeks later and they are putting out new leaves and will soon be making a bold green statement all over the backdrop of the black fabric. They prefer to be left alone from here on out. No watering needed, just admiration and patience on our part (we must wait until after the first frost to dig them up, its the frost that makes the “sweet” in sweet potatoes).

Absolutely everything else in the garden is doing really well. Not to be overlooked is the agressive return of grass and creeping charlie. Also, some of you may recall the day we worked in the garden and were showered with maple seeds (those little helicoptors) from a near-by maple tree a few weeks ago. Yes, those babies have become cute little seedlings and there are millions of them.