Seedy Surprise

Today we were cleaning out the Year 7 garden and we noticed loads of tiny tomato seedlings scattered throughout the garden. Where on earth were they coming from? We hadn’t planted any tomato plants lately! We found our answer when we spotted this decomposing tomato lying in the garden. We concluded that the seeds from unharvested tomatoes were getting enough water, shelter and nourishment from the rotting tomatoes to germinate. Isn’t nature amazing!

Last week Clare asked our gardeners to bring in something they could recycle to turn into planter boxes.  Today one student brought in this converted pallet, which she’s going to plant out with strawberries, lettuces, poppies (her Dad’s favourite) and other seeds. We will attach it to the fence in the garden club so she can work on it. What a great idea.