Gardening Time!

Wednesday 3rd December, a lovely sunny afternoon, the gardening team met after lunch by the gardening shed wearing our sunhats and sunscreen slip, slop, slapped on! 

We split into teams and received our tasks from Miss Long.

At first I was teamed up with Roman and Malu. We had to fetch some cardboard boxes, remove the Sellotape and then give it to Charlie and Noah to line the new planter box. 

Then I joined Charlie and Noah’s team with my mum, Anita who was a parent helper. Our task was to line the new planter box and to fill it with vegetable mix. Noah scooped the mix in with his spade and I flattened it with my trowel. The box took about five big bags of vegetable mix. The bags were very heavy and my mum had to open them with my trowel because the bags may have gases inside that can be harmful. We got a bucket to keep the empty bags in so that we didn’t have to make endless trips to the bin.

One of the other teams, with Jackson, Karen (another parent helper), Anushka and Kaitlyn planted several herbs in one of the old planter boxes. Karen chatted to us about herbal tea and how to make it and also what herbs we can use when cooking various dishes, yum! 

Another team, with Kayden, Roman, Malu and Miss Long, took soil from the compost to help us fill the new planter box.

Caelyn harvested some of the parsnips. She and Harriet watered the plants in the boxes where the herbs had been planted and then all of the other boxes as well so that all of the plants got an equal share of water.

Some students found a millipede in the compost box. They picked it up and held it before putting it back, gently.

I am looking forward to seeing how our new herbs grow and excited to see what goes into our new planter box!

Kieran 

Year 4, Room 6