We have finished our four weeks of fun learning in the garden with Ash. We have had a couple of bug hunts which has led to a class collection and some “writing like a scientist” activities. We ha...Read More
Today it was very hot, so we made sure all the plants in the garden had plenty of water to drink. We also piled up the soil around the potatoes and fertilized the mandarin tree. We had a look at what ...Read More
Today Ash showed us how to thin the apples so that the fruit can grow to be big and healthy. We also practiced “Bug Patrol” by squirting the aphids with soapy water....Read More
Today Wana collected cabbage leaves for the compost bin. We checked out the new grapes on the grapevine. Finally, we emptied the worm farm and put all the lovely vermicast into the garden....Read More
What a busy last day of gardening we had today! First of all, we thinned our radish seedlings which have popped up since last week. Then we made some bamboo teepees and we planted peas and beans aroun...Read More
Today we looked at roots and worked out which vegetables are actually the root of a plant that we eat. Some examples of these are carrots, beetroot, potatoes, and radishes. We pulled out weeds and loo...Read More
It was raining today so we went into the tunnel house for our KEGs session with Ash. Do you know that it is nearly winter and this is a good time for adding nutrients into the soil? We pulled out heap...Read More
Today we looked at 3 p’s in our garden: Prepare the soil Plant the veggies Eat the Produce! We spent time digging and loosening the soil. We planted our little gardens which had sprouted nicely. We ...Read More
Today Wana looked at the question, “What does a plant need to survive?” Our answer: Water, nutrients and sunshine! We planted lots of different seeds in the little garden punnets. Some of the plan...Read More
It was lovely to see the sunshine today and be outside in our beautiful garden. First, we looked to see if we could spot some weeds and pull them out. We stirred our stinky nutrient tea and watered th...Read More