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Sprint 2

First plantings

First plantings
Second sprint, hands in the soil. We planted three rows of potatoes, around 25 seed potatoes in total. We also sowed one radish row with three inner lines, roughly 90 radishes, and one lettuce row with 12 plants: 6 Lollo Bionda and 6 Eichenlaub grün. With sandy soil on our minds, we began working in compost to help the ground hold moisture and feed the plants. Goal for the sprint: get our first crops in the ground and set up a watering rhythm. Next on the backlog: composting properly.

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01

Set a goal

Problem
After clearing, the garden needed its first productive planting while still respecting the sandy soil and beginner skill level.
Current context
We had identified fast drainage, so the first crops needed to be forgiving and easy to observe.
Planned solution
Plant potatoes, radishes and lettuces in clear rows, add compost, and watch how watering behaves in the first growing cycle.
02

Apply it

Research
Pre-sprouting potatoes before planting · Transplanting lettuce starter plants · Spacing potatoes, radishes and lettuces in rows
Strategy
Prepare the planting material first, then move to the bed with clear quantities and rows instead of improvising in the soil.
What we did
We prepared the planting material first: potatoes were left to sprout, and the lettuce starter plants were ready for transplanting. Then we planted three rows of potatoes, around 25 seed potatoes in total. We also sowed one radish row with three inner lines, roughly 90 radishes, and one lettuce row with 12 plants: 6 Lollo Bionda and 6 Eichenlaub.
Seed potatoes with visible sprouts before cutting and planting.
Seed potatoes were left to sprout first, so we could prepare them before planting.
Lollo Bionda lettuce starter plants before transplanting.
Lollo Bionda starter plants before they were moved into the lettuce row.
Eichenlaub green lettuce starter plants before transplanting.
Eichenlaub green starter plants before they were moved into the lettuce row.
03

Leave it better

Improvement
The garden moved from cleared space to active growing space.
Result
First crops planted, compost introduced, and a watering rhythm added to the backlog.
First lettuce seedlings planted in prepared rows at the Garden Lodge plot.
Sprint 2 result: potatoes, radishes and the first lettuce row placed into the prepared bed.
04

Learnings

Learnings
The potatoes were prepared before planting by letting the first shoots grow, so we could see which pieces were ready for the soil. · The lettuces were starter plants, not seeds, so the job was to transplant 6 Lollo Bionda and 6 Eichenlaub into one clear row. · Preparing the plants first made the bed work faster and helped us keep the rows intentional.

Next signals

  • Improve composting properly.
  • Track watering frequency.
  • Photograph plant progress over the next cycle.