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2023 Garden Rebuilding
The Wentz kitchen garden suffered from neglect during the two years that the Covid pandemic prevented planting and maintenance, causing the beds to become totally weed-ridden. Plus, the old wood bordering the beds had rotted and was unsafe. The Peter Wentz Farmstead Society realized that an extreme solution was required and generously provided the funds to totally remove and replace all the soil in the four beds and have new wooden beds built of white oak, known for its durability.
These actions have made an enormous difference, both in the productivity of the garden and for the volunteer garden-ers, known as the Wentz Weeders, who could concentrate on planting and maintenance rather than spending hours trying to remove bindweed, purslane, and other weeds.
