December 11, 2013

On Wednesday December 11, 2013 an EcoHuertos program garden creation workshop was held at the Unión Panamericana Secondary School in Santo Domingo.

Students from the November 11th EcoHuertos Induction Workshop took part in this activity.

A vegetable and fruit garden was created in the western part of the school directly on the ground with planters measuring 19.69 x 13.12 feet. With the help of a carpenter, students set up a perimeter fence around the garden, which was constructed out of recycled wood pallets.

Students also worked to set up the space before planting, which included pulling out weeds and unwanted growth, preparing the substrate, and delineating the outer edges of each planter with the use of rocks and stones collected on school grounds.

Once ready, the students planted seeds to grow the following vegetables and fruits:  tomatoes, basil, lavender, cilantro, beets, leeks, chili peppers, cubanela peppers, parsley, eggplants, green beans, garlic, garlic, okra, squash, melon, carrots, lettuce and celery.

At the entrance of the vegetable garden ornamentals meant to beautify the space were also planted, including Mirabalis jalapa seeds (the four o’clock flower or marvel of Peru), passion fruit seedlings and oregano.