TTOP Food Committee
The first TTOP gardening kit was delivered and assembled this week. It took 30 minutes.
We put in 10 cu. feet of Miracle Grow and it needed 14 to 16 cubic feet more.
The homeowner was unable to be there when we set it up in the morning. At around 4 pm we returned with more soil.
To our surprise...and delight...the homeowner had already set out tomatoes and peppers...and planted squash seeds.
We added the extra soil, and left feeling good. This person would use the garden kit.
In fact, when we talked to her later, she was thinking about growing collards and turnip greens later. Yum!
We hope to have the remaining 11 garden kits in backyards by May 30, 2010.
If you know someone with a need to supplement their food source and is interested in a garden kit, call the Neshoba County Extension office. (601-656-4011). Individuals must have a backyard area receiving at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day. They must be on some type government assistance and at/or below County's current poverty level.
Individual would need to provide soil and plants. It's not too late to plant warm season crops. We had a late spring, and in Mississippi, there is something to plant almost year around.
S. Tharpe, TTOP Volunteer
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