East Dayton Baptist Church
Everything pictured here is new in 2008. Every space shown was either grass and/or weeds prior to being planted. Creating beauty and simplifying mowing.
This space was created after I brought in 28 yards of aged horse manure from the county fairground stables at a cost of only $100 to deliver. Raking out the pile kills the grass while soil from the playground inside the fenced area was brought over and used to actually plant in.
Here on the left is my last corn planted using cardboard edge guards from pallets to help keep weeds down and direct water to plants. Photo on right shows newest corn in front and oldest in back. Large patch of tomatoes are on left and pole beans are climbing fence on right.
All tomatoe plants were grown and donated by neighbor of the church in exchange for helping him with his garden.
These three tires were removed from the playground and rolled out here for first corn planting (filled with manure and soil from playground.)
Shows second corn planting on right and watermelon planted in cups in foreground.
Cucmbers are planted along fence behind first corn at end of pole bean row. Yes, I need some weeding & mulching done.
Small melon mound planted near compost area on top of scrap materials covered with soil.
Inside fence (former playground) starting at east end of north side. Kale transplanted from starts . . . with onions.
Traveling west along north fence of main garden (former playground).
Continuing west along north fence of main garden (former playground). Catnip for attracting beneficials and confusing pests.
Continuing west along north fence of main garden (former playground). This is where Kale was broadcast seeded.
Continuing west along north fence of main garden (former playground). Some collards that were transplanted out.
Continuing west along north fence of main garden . . . more kale and reserve swiss chard.
Continuing west along north fence of main garden . . . more collards with glimpse of massive evening primrose in foreground.
Looking north to south down 4th row from west fence. (5th row seen to left .)
Looking north to south down 3rd row from west fence.
Looking north to south down 2nd row from west fence.
Looking north to south down 1st row along west fence.
Looking at southern half of 1st row along west fence.
Rhubarb patch started beside fence on south side.
Looking north at 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and shorter 5th rows. Manure pile had not been spread yet.
30 some tomato plants with cherry tomatoes along fence to left with daylilies and marigolds in foreground.
Alternating summer squash and zucchini . . .
Hand dug trench outside west fence and planted with neon lights swiss chard . . . re-dug wider and added onions.
This was a triangular patch of grass in front of shrubs before planting these perennials taken from former residence.
