Week 2 - Rest of the week!

TIME FOR A NEW GARDEN.

The children have been coming up with ideas for new gardens and with the help of Denny (well, actually, a lot of help) they created 2 new sites on the side of a east facing bank behind the school fence. The children thought that this garden will get all-day sun and it is also handy to a water supply (a hose) so the garden is easy to water in the summer months.

The site was 'surveyed' and then pegged out. The hard work of breaking the ground and preparing the bed was shared by the hard working gardeners. Blood and Bone and more chook poo was added to the clay soil. (Please note that our young man digging in HIS JANDALS was instructed to bring along some sturdier foorwear! Don't panic)

Mrs Young had purchased 4 Giant Pumpkin seedlings (the seedlings weren't giant - they will produce Giant Pumpkins) so the gardeners lugged 4 tyres into place in readiness for the plants.

Now we have to decide what to plant in these newly created gardens. It WAS going to be Mr Ututaonga's Maori Potatoes but our soil is so rich now it would be better to put in a leafy green vegetable, perhaps beans too! We will keep you posted on that.

We will plant the Peru Peru (Maori potatoes) further up the bank in the old pea bed.

We are looking forward to the Tui/Mitre 10 vouchers arriving in the mail.