First we had to plan out the design of the rectangular section of ground. We had sixteen herbaceous plants (e.g. sage, lavender) to incorporate, and we had three main spouts sticking out of the ground to water them from.
There was a bit of confusion and we had to rethink our design a few times. It was originally going to be rows of herbs with some annuals intermixed, but the water wouldn't reach all of those plants; so then it was going to be a circular basin, but some people said it wasn't big enough so we made it square, then eventually with some advice from our teacher we settled on a final design. A circular basin formed around each spout, and we planted 5-6 in each basin.
The plants themselves were pretty easy to place in the ground. Besides the plastic wrapping at the top of the plant, the container was used to help the plants grow. Holding the soil and plant in place was peet moss, which we crumpled and then added on top of the soil.
We made three basins, and watered each to help the plants grow, and to also ensure that we could see if the water was spreading evenly. The first time we added water, the water pooled into one section, so we had to dig a bit more.
Finally, the water spread out, and we were done gardening for the day.
We tried to take a group picture at the end, but many of the people left beforehand, so we weren't able to get everyone, but there were about twice as many people there who helped volunteer than are displayed in the picture.
All in all it was a successful day.
The only concern I do have is that when we were digging out basin, we unearthed the base of the spout we had taken the top off of last week. We then proceeded to lose sight of the basin in the dirt again, so it might cause a problem with flooding in the future. If that does present a problem, I'm sure we'll be able to identify the source of the flooding and find the spout again. For now, it doesn't seem to be a concern, but we'll wait and see.
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