Garden News

This term our  Tuntable Falls pre-schoolers have been tending two veggie patches in the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden,  next door at the primary school.

We started from the beginning, having to first pull out nut grass and balloon vine that had started to grow over the summer break.

“The grass is easy to pull out, but the vine is hard because its all tangled up”, Sofia said.

Then we prepared the soil by turning it over and adding worm castings from the worm farm. The following week we planted lots of lettuces, bok choy, beans and cherry tomatoes. We added mulch around them and gave them nice healthy drinks of water.

Since then we have been visiting weekly to see how the plants are growing and adding more herbs and veges if we find that there is room for them. We have added some beetroot and cauliflower to fill some gaps and learning to take more care with planting our seedlings.

We are all looking forward to having a nice fresh salad with our lunch before the end of term. And we will continue to tend to our gardens throughout the year and use the produce in our kitchen.

“They’re growing so fast maybe next week”, Zephyr said hopefully.

“Mulch helps the ground stay wet then the plants grow better”, Escher explained.