June’s Blog: The End of a Short but Busy Term

During the lockdown over April and May the seasons changed from autumn to winter, so it was time for us to get some winter veges into our new garden beds. We have been planting seedlings as well as direct sowing seeds, so we’ll have a succession of new small plants coming in behind the bigger ones. Watch this space for broccoli, cauliflower, kale, silverbeet, spinach, carrots and beetroot. 

The kids were looking at recipes and we got to talking about an edible flower salad, so we planted different types of lettuce and some edible flowers to make a salad when everything has grown. We also have peas planted by the fence so in time families can help themselves on the way out of school, and have planted broad beans to help with fixing nitrogen into the soil.

As if that wasn’t enough, weʻve also been working on different areas of the school:

The citrus grove by the pool was removed but before this happened the wonderful Room 18 spent a block removing all the citrus trees and with the help of Lance and Dianne (A HUGE THANK YOU TO YOU BOTH). We replanted them in the orchard and around the scooter track. 

We’ve planted a camellia hedge by the bike bay at Kaimanawai Street (to help attract the bees in winter), and added more swan plants into the butterfly garden. Swan plant seedlings are popping up all over Whaea Clare’s garden at home, so it’s great to have a place to plant them. We’ve planted winter friendly plants to keep the butterflies happy as well.

The stage area has some new plants along with the Grenda Street entrance.

We did have a couple of wet days so we made mosaics that will go around the gardens and we are putting together labels and signs for the garden club.

Thank you to Paper 4 Trees for our 25 plants that we have earned through recycling our school’s paper waste.  We’re busy planning where they will be planted.

 Wow it was a busy term, wasn’t it!?