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Compost everywhere!
Last night, group 1 of Gardening Club had great fun preparing our wooden planters for the winter. The old, dried plants were removed, carefully preserving seed from petunias and snap dragons for sowing next year. Half of the old dry compost was taken out and the tubs topped up with new fresh compost. The children watered the tubs, mixing the old with the new soil with their hands and got very messy in the process. This is a prime example why it might be a good idea to send children to the club with old clothes to change in to!
In go the plants
We planted new polyanthus, pansies and wall flowers in the planters, which are now back by the entrance to the school, and by the school gate. The flowers were removed from the pansy plants to encourage root development and more flowers in the long run. The picked flower heads have been pressed for using in craft projects later in the year although, as they are edible, they could have been a colourful addition to the school salads.
Everyone had fun with watering the greenhouse and snacking on the tomatoes again – but I still couldn’t persuade anyone to have a bite of our 5 inch long jalapeño chillies!
In the last few minutes of our meeting, we potted up a few more strawberry plants before parents came to collect their children.
