Celebrating Our New Sprouts at Lobo Gardens

 

Unit 2: Cultivation of Food
 
 
After just ten days, the seeds we planted at the Planter Beds at the Lobo Garden Herb garden are beginning to sprout.  The full moon of the autumnal equinox filled the night sky on Sunday, September 23. Tiny green sprouts of arugula, spinach, dill, and sweet peas are beginning to appear with the first days of autumn in New Mexico.
 





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