You may have noticed that we never posted an update on our first planting attempt. That is because everything we planted sprouted, and then promptly died. The leading theory is that we didn’t water them enough – the air here is dry enough to suck all the moisture out of the soil, leaving it bone dry after just a few hours. The hamlet recently hosted a planting workshop where they provided the seeds, soil, containers, and said that they’d water everything for us until the plants were big enough to plant outside. Seemed like a good deal.
Once the plants have grown a bit, we can plant them in one of several community greenhouses around town – there’s one near the RCMP office, one near the Pentecostal Church, and they’re planning to put one near the school. We may have also signed up for some kind of community greenhouse club.
