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During Term 2 on Friday mornings, Room 3 children have been working on a project of their choice that relates to the Ilam School environment.

Some children chose to paint a sign for the Room 3 garden, some chose to research winter vegetables, weed and prepare the garden and then plant, and some children chose to design and paint planter boxes for outside our classroom. 

Last Friday, there was a frenzy of activity and due to the lovely sunny (although chilly) weather, our Room 3 vegetable garden was planted and some of the planter boxes finished.  

We found out that when planting onions, you have to separate them rather than plant them in bunches as there are quite a few in a punnet! 

The children should be very proud as they have done ALL of it on their own!

Have a look below!

Planting ready for Winter

As the Enviro Team had so diligently weeded some of the vegetable plots, Room 3 students decided to make use of one.

Firstly we scattered lime over the soil and then turned it over. This is to stop "club root" forming in our vegetables. Also, lots of plants/fruits/vegetables like lime although tomatoes and rhododendrons don't like it much.

We planted "Great Lakes Lettuces", "Cavelo Nero Kale", cauliflowers, cabbages and broccoli. After we had planted the seedlings, we watered them to give them a healthy start in life.

Many of us enjoyed weeding, digging, raking and turning over the soil not to mention getting our hands dirty.

 

Cabbage Harvest

Harvesting our vegetables

On Wednesday 20 June,  Room 3 children harvested the cabbages we'd grown. We peeled the leaves off and washed away the slugs. Each of us took some home that night. Some children steamed their cabbage, some sauteed theirs.

We all agreed that they were really good for us because they were organic and freshly picked meaning they had a high nutritional content.

Planting Vegies

Room 3 have started their vegie patch. We weeded, dug lime into the soil (cabbages like it) and then planted cabbages and lettuces.