Sand, Silt or Clay - Soil Types

Monday the rain gauge had 2" of water so the weeds were easy to pull, but there was standing water in some areas of the garden. The lasagna garden remained at 8".

Miss Chris took this great picture of squash bug eggs.



Eggs are usually found under the leaves between the leaf veins. We scraped the eggs off the leaves with fingernails and squished them between our fingers.

Some good bugs we saw today were fireflies, spiders and a spined soldier bug. Bad bugs we squished were squash bugs, striped and spotted cucumber beetles and bean beetles.

Miss Chris showed the young gardeners the difference between male and female flowers in our squash family plants. The female has a swelling under the flower where the vegetable will grow and the male flower has a straight stalk.

We already have yellow squash and peppers on some of our plants.

The young gardeners got their hands dirty again in the classroom with soil experiments. They learned about sand, silt and clay, and did tests to determine the texture of their soil samples.