Sprinkler Medics to the Rescue!

Most of the beds have misters installed and some of them have sprung leaks! Sister Leitner and two handy volunteers from the West Jordan Heritage Stake put on their sprinkler medic hats and fixed the holes.  

Here are our two volunteers ready to help.

Orange flags marked the spots where we had big leaks.

To fix the tubes we cut out the piece that was leaking and replaced it with a plastic connector.   

Here they are fixing the tube.

Hiding from the Birds

It was discovered that birds were having a good time eating our new carrot seedlings that were starting to sprout. We decided that we had better get some cloth covers over the carrot beds, and also on top of the new lettuce plantings. 

A group worked on the lettuce beds to get the misters connected for the irrigation.

Here's one of the volunteers helping to connect the mister to the water pipe. He had to make a sharp 90 degree turn and use the rebar pole to fasten the hose around it for support.

Here is the canopy cover going up over the carrot beds.

Tiny Carrot Seeds

Three of our volunteers were tasked with carrot planting tonight. After hundreds of carrot holes were made in the soil, these volunteers went around filling each hole with a tiny carrot seed and then covered it with dirt. 

Here are some of the carrot seeds they planted.

Elder White had fun making the carrot holes. 

Lettuce and Trellises

Dedicated and hard working volunteers from the Sandy East Stake  and Sandy Crescent Stake planted carrot seeds and lettuce plants. They set up the trellises for the pole squash and tomatoes.

A team worked together to assemble the misters for the beds.

Creating Metal Poles for Beds

In spite of a steady rain today, we had 19 hardworking and dedicated volunteers from the Sandy Lone Peak Stake Oak Grove Ward.

They worked on bending more metal poles for the vegetable beds.

The Planting Extravaganza Continues

Sister Garvoille and Sister Leitner plant broccoli, cauliflower, cucumbers and lettuce.

Planting the Water Pipes

Large pipes needed to be laid down in the ground next to the corn field for irrigation. It took several men to haul these pipes and set them down in the ground. Over the next couple of visits, they were buried in the ground.

A couple of the volunteers who helped dig tonight.