Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Deer fence, day one.....

As a result of our sharing a Heifer International planning grant with 2 other faith-based gardens, we have started work on our deer fence. As we began planning on how to spend available grant monies we were advised to do 2 things first - build a fence to keep deer out, and build an irrigation system. It will probably take us another week to finish installing the fence, and by then our lettuce and spinach seedlings should be ready to plant. This Saturday, God willing and weather permitting, our gardeners will be planting potatoes and onions.
Doris Jean Barrett, the lady who graciously loaned the land for the garden. James Davis is running the Bobcat with the auger, making quick work of post hole digging.
James and Mary Davis, the folks that did most of the work.
Bill Spencer and Mary Davis, pruning brush to make room for the deer fence.
Tom, Bob, James and Mary, mixing quik-crete.
James Emery, Bob Dowling and James Davis setting one of the white oak posts for the deer fence.
Tom Gray, James Emery and Bob Dowling setting another post.

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