07/13/2026
Let's talk w**ds!
Thank you to Debbie bright for helping to keep the w**ds down in the Garden Adventures for Little Sprouts space. Today, the job was continued and our plants got much needed drinks from our rain barrel (after the hummingbird feeder was refilled of course)
After the Little Sprouts bed was taken care of, some upkeep w**ding was done in the Historical Herb Garden.
The historic herb garden looks like a Bed full of w**ds, but it's actually full of plants that we might consider w**ds but have historical use for using around the house for cleaning and even for medicine and cooking.
Plants that we consider Weeds now have historically been used for things that you do in the kitchen around the house. We learned in garden sprouts over the years that a w**d isn't just one plant, it's any plant that's growing where it's not the most useful. In this bed there are these which are useful plants, but the daisies tend to like to spread out so when there's too many daisies they get w**ded.
There's also lemon ball. The lemon balm is an awesome plant, until it starts to spread throughout the whole bed and overtake everything and start to hurt the other plants. That's when it becomes a w**d and the parts that are growing in the wrong spot are pulled and composted.
In addition to w**ding some of the flowers need to be deadheaded. All that means is that the deadheads were snapped off and thrown in the compost pile. When a plant makes flowers it's doing its job, but when those flowers turn into seeds it thinks it's job is done. To make our flowers and our plants last longer, it's always a good idea to take off those dead and dying flowers and throw them out or compost them to make new food for the garden.
Would you like to learn more about raising herbs or the Little Sprouts garden? Message the page to schedule a private session, or stop by on Mondays at 9:30 a.m. for a few more weeks and see what Little Sprouts is all about!
Garden adventures for Little Sprouts Garden Club is a free program organized and run by a certified volunteer teacher. This program is designed for children going into Pre-K and early elementary, but families are welcome to join of all ages. Children do have to be with an adult guardian for the entire class.
The program runs on limited Mondays during the summer, this year it's at 9:30 a.m. to meet the heat.
The students work in the Little Sprouts Sensory Garden, exploring the sensory garden, helping to water and w**d before going to a nearby picnic table or even inside the church social hall for a garden-related story time.
Have an AMAZING week and we'll see you soon 🙂🥰
See you in the garden soon!
