Planting Coast Live Oak and Buckeye at Masonic Home Hills by
Pranav
Putta Troop
273, Union City
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On Day 1 of the project, we waited around 15 minutes for the scouts
to arrive. We then collected the necessary paperwork and show them
where the tools and work gloves were located. From around 9:15 AM to
10 AM, we cleaned the plant pots of any weeds and suckers. We then
transported the plants up the hill, next to the designated area
where they would be planted. Art then provided a demonstration for
the scouts and adults on how to plant and mulch the trees. Following
his example, the scouts and adults were split up into groups of two
to dig each of the holes. By 12 PM, we had planted, mulched, and
watered 11 5-gallon trees. We then had around a 45-minute lunch
break where snacks and pizza were provided. A new set of scouts
arrived after the lunch break to continue working where the other
scouts left off. By around 3 PM, we had planted, mulched, and
watered 6 15-gallon trees. We then decided to call it a day and
return the following week to plant the rest of the plants.
In total, we planted 17 trees on Day 1.
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looking at where to
plant trees |
clearing area to dig holes |
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On Day 2 of the project, we planted, mulched, and watered 6 more trees.
We also added more mulch and watered the trees that had already been
planted on Day 1. Overall in my eagle project, we cleaned, planted,
mulched, and watered 23 oak plants in total, comprised of 15-gallon and
5-gallon trees. People who helped on the project include:
Adults: Mrs. Fry, Mr. Madhu, Mr. Shah, Mr. Putta, Mr. Gaddam, Mr.
Nevasekar, Mr. Yelluru, Mr. Satti, Mr. Sandru, Mrs. Putta, Mr.
Marripudi, Mr. Nagboth, Mr. Aiyer
Scouts: Arnav Gaddam, Akhil Satti, Varun Marripudi, Saket Sandru,
Samay Sharma, Atharva Nevasekar, Varun Yelluru, Vedant Yelluru,
Prajwal Goudar, Anand Ragunath, Ritika Putta, Shashank Gourui, Shiv
Gurjar, Aditya Aiyer, Nikhil Nagboth, Rushil Shah
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spreading wood
chips and watering |
crew all ready to work |
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