"Guerilla Gardening in Philly, Stage 1" explains the crops and plots.
After seven days of extreme heat and diligent watering, we have green. Both the tilled dirt and the added compost plots have germinated what looks like all three cover crops. The unaltered grass plot seems to have very few sprouts, although it's difficult to tell this early.
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Germination on plot #1, tilled. |
Also without germination is a 30 square foot rectangular area that spans all three plots. Here I experimented with covering the ground with clear plastic, for retaining both warmth and moisture, to hopefully assist with germination. It seemed to have the opposite effect, possibly sterilizing the soil with extreme heat. Lesson learned.
A failure of a test plot is a success in the testing process.
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Section without germination (center). |
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