Daybreak - Waupun and Horicon

Volunteers continue to work at both sites again this year, completing the 16th year we have worked with this organization.  In Horicon, there is one coordinator with four other volunteers who rotate. 

This year the Horicon gardens were planned around providing vegetables both for the kitchen to feed the residents and the cart for selling plants. 

The other two concepts that were emphasized were crop rotation and trellising.  There was much improvement over the previous year. There has been a plan in place for the bed rotation for some time and adherence to it helps the crop rotation.

In addition, succession planting was incorporated and many beds were replanted with herbs, salad greens, radishes, lettuce, and spinach.

In Waupun, the gardens flow along quite seamlessly.  Two volunteers work with the staff and residents each week.  The staff and residents work together as a unit and get the job done.  There is a hoop house on the premises and this year the tomatoes were planted there.  With an early start, they did amazingly well, with essentially no blight. 

The abundant rainfall and good weather made this year a stellar year.  This facility has consistently used crop rotation, succession planting, trellising, and other concepts to their advantage.