January 17 garden club

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January 17: A beautiful sunny day, 31 degrees.  We pulled out the last of the lettuce plants from GH Bed 2 due to aphids, and seeded 4 rows of carrots where the lettuce had been. Garden Bed 1 was cleared and mulched with seaweed and hay. Snacks were baby carrots and baby kale.

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