Once again the weather was great to work in the garden. Our wood had arrived for the raised beds so we wanted to get those built as soon as possible. The timber was kindly donated by T. Brewer & Co Ltd and we also received a generous donation from the Timber Trade Federation (London & South East) which allowed us to buy topsoil and seeds for our raised beds. A big thanks to them for giving us the chance to have some raised beds. The three weekend warriors were very helpful and thanks to the expertise of our chief gardening engineer Ben, all went well. Thanks to him for bringing his tools and organizing the wood. We now have two raised bed frames that need to be filled with compost. Can’t wait to plant them.
Day 2 and Day 3 March 21, 2009
On Day 2 we were unlucky because our compost that was meant to be used for some planting had gone missing. We therefore spent the time talking about the future projects in the garden and designing some features of it. On Day 3 we were able to plant lots of seeds including chives, courgettes, melons, tomatoes, mustard, sage, dill, sunflower, and basil. The children each have their own sunflower and we are having a competition to see which one will grow to be the tallest.
day 1 – the mission March 6, 2009
Today was the first day of this year’s Gardening Club. We were on a special mission to replant all the large flowerpots outside the school building. Our new gardeners were up to the challenge and did a great job. The weather could not have been better and it was hard getting the kids to stop at 4:30. Mrs. Sahgal came out to help us as well. We also had some good news. The timber for the raised beds has arrived. Finally we would like to thank Mr. Jones for his car, money, advice and help.
Gardening Club 2009 March 2, 2009
This week will see the beginning of this year’s Gardening Club. Children in Year 3 and Year 5 will begin to work on the garden where we left off the year before. Hopefully this year we will be able to complete the pond and build the raised beds for vegetables.
