The Community Garden Project, Raymond, MS

Once again, the women of Raymond have come together to plant a garden. We planted tomato plants and much to our dismay, they came down with Mosaic Disease. We had to pull almost all of them in the square garden, but the longer part of the garden doesn’t seem to be affected. Since the pestilence is insect borne, it doesn’t affect the soil, so we were able to replant. It actually will work out fine because we’ll have tomatoes that come in steadily, and won’t be overwhelmed all at once.  This morning, Elaine, Althea, Isla, and I did some weeding. Please note the dark rich soil and manicured plants. We're proud of our roots.

                      This last photo shows the second planting of tomatoes in the square garden.