A very warm welcome to the start of the year and what a fabulous year it is going to be!

Over the summer months the garden has gone from strength to strength. The students were very excited to see that “the corn is over 1m high”, the stunning “sunflowers are standing super tall”, the tomatoes are turning “green to red”, there are plenty of capsicums to enjoy, “wow the cucumbers and so long and fat”, the large variety of flavoursome herbs and “carrots that are all funny shapes”!

During their garden classes students have started to harvest and cook with the a fore mentioned vegetables along with many others that are close to being ripe and full of flavour. The pumpkin and zucchini plants are crawling over the garden with many flowers and new fruits appearing. We say goodbye to our strawberries and hello to the honeydew and cantaloupes.
Students have re mulched and fertilised most of the garden beds and continued to plant more seeds for the autumn crop! They are enjoying diluting the worm juice to make worm tea and creating natural and organic pest sprays from regular kitchen pantry items. Students have started to recognise and document the various insects and arthropods. Students will soon make Scientific keys to help classify and group the different invertebrates.

Scientific understanding of soil composition and texture is vital for a successful garden. Students will soon learn how to test and alter the pH of the soil, determine soil permeability and continue to develop their indigenous garden to help prevent soil erosion.
Please remember to bring along, to your garden and/or Science lessons, bread ties, old stocking, egg cartons and old newspapers for recycling in our garden.

See you in the garden,
Julie