Watering the Beds

From June through September, the two biochar beds were sprinkled with water every Monday, Wednesday and Friday along with the other plants in the Discovery Garden; however, because of the very hot weather this summer, both were sprinkled by hand most other days, too. Even with the extra water, the carrots and beans on the non-biochar side did not germinate because the overhead sprinkler often missed that tiny section of the garden. During July, small and curly tomato leaves was evidence of heat distress, but the foliage returned to normal in August as it cooled. Our onions failed to thrive as well, most likely because of crowding and shading.