Planting Day !
The PNPP relies on the sweat equity of the residents of Providence to organize plantings and take care of the trees.
This is what a typical planting day is like:
7:00 am--The Forestry guys load up all the trees at Roger William's Park and start making their way, with the back-hoe, to the first planting location.
Meanwhile, the first two planting groups of the day are out, digging out their holes, dragging out their hoses and laying out delicious spreads of breakfast breads, donuts, muffins and juices!
Once the trees arrive, Tom does a demonstration planting with the entire group. At the same time, the Forestry guys place all the other trees in their pre-dug holes. Then the planters organize themselves into groups of two or three to plant the rest of the trees. All trees are to be planted at that time.
And then the watering begins! 10-20 gallons a week for until a good, hard frost!
After the Watering, we mulch!
And then, we celebrate a beautiful day, and congratulate the tree leaders and planters!
After a quick snack, the crew heads out to the next location, where we do it all again, at least four more times before the day is over, and then four more days before the month is over!
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