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Bronx River View at Drew Gardens |
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Cutting Tool for Branches |
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Cutting Branch |
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Trimming Branch |
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Cutting Branch with Tool |
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Pruning Tree |
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View of Drew Gardens |
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Planting Bulbs |
The New York Botanical Garden's, Bronx Green-Up provides horticulture education, training, and technical assistance to Bronx residents, urban gardeners, local schools, and community organizations. This blog is a photo essay that documents the many idyllic gardens within this urban environment, as well as a Green-Up guide to gardening.
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Bissel Garden Mural |
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Students Starting Seeds in Trays |
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Mixing the ORGANIC Potting Soil to Perfect Consistency |
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Waster the Soil, So It Can Be Shaped into a Loose Ball |
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Filling the Starter Trays with Prepared Dirt |
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Organic Soil with Perlite Being Placed in Tray |
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Heirloom Seeds to Place in Starter Trays |
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Placing Seeds Into Tray |
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Watering Seeds To Germinate |
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New Roots Garden in Mid March |
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Hairy Vetch a Cover Crop that Releases Nitrogen Into Soil |
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Close-up of Roots with the Bacteria Rhizobium |
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Cover Crop Close-Up |
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Turning Over the Hairy Vetch, which Promote Nitrogen Rich Soil from the Rhizobium |
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Ursula Uprooting Hairy Vecht |
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After Cover Crop is Removed, Soil will be Ready for Planting |
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Cover Crop, Buckwheat |
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Buckwheat, Cover Crop, Decomposing for Compost |
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Pulling The Buckwheat Out of the Bed |
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Raking Out the Green Buckwheat from Roots |
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Little Worm from Garden Bed |
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Volunteer Turning Over the Buckwheat to Expose Roots and Bury the Green |
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Ursula and Khadeesha Turning Over Buckwheat, Cover Crop |
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Prepping Raised Beds For Spring Planting |
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Volunteer Picking up Straw that was Protecting Soil From Winter's Elements |
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Instructor, Kadeesha, Combining Soils For Seed Starters |
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Students Planning Their Planting Strategy |
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Student Filling Their Seed Tray with Dirt |
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NYBG's Kadeesha Instructing Class |
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Planting Seeds in Starter Tray |
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Students Planning Seeding Cycle |
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Botanical Square Community Garden |
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Compost Bin with Compost |
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Close-up of Leaves and Organic Matter in Compost |
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Volunteer Gardner with Shears for Tree Trimming |
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Covering Fall Gardens with Leaves for the Perfect Nitrogen Rich Mulch |
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Trimming Trees with Shears |
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Garden View with Metro North Train Passing By |
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Cutting up Sticks and Leaves For Mulch |
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Tree Prunning |
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Identifying Branches to Trim |
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Tree Pruning |
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Pruning Shears |
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Cut Tree Branches and Leaves for Mulch |
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Botanical Square Head Gardner |
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Beautiful Head of Cabbage |
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Raking Leaves For Mulch |
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Planting Bulbs For Next Growing Season |
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Our Garden Team |
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Cutting Brush for Compost |
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Compost |
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Adding Dead Growth to Compost Bin |