“Natural Selection Rules”
If you find that all but one or two individuals in a plot of vegetables are destroyed by pests or disease, let the survivors go to seed and use the seed to grow your next crop. In this way your plants will continually evolve to become better adapted to your conditions.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Newsletter: Term 2, Week 10
GARDENING ACTION FOR KINDYS
This Thursday will see our Kindys get a turn at some eco gardening. We are planting a no-dig potato patch, using layers of compost, lucerne, newspaper, soil and leaf mulch. The plants love this nutritious mix of food and should grow voraciously. Yummy potatoes coming soon to Kindy homes! And the compost has been made out of all your crunch-n-sip scraps. Well done!
HARVEST TIME
Mrs Mamo’s Year 1 class recently taken home some herbs and veges from their garden bed. 13 little parcels of lettuce and chives went home for tasting. Yum. The Year 3 students were also lucky enough to sample some lettuce, radishes etc… Delicious!
GRUBS GONE
Those pesky cabbage moth larvae have finally left our garden beds. Good riddance!
McCAIN SCHOOL VEGGIE PATCH
Our school has signed up for the McCain School Veggie Patch Program. This is a points based program. Simply cut out the barcodes from any pack of McCain frozen vegetables or McCain Purely Potato and place them into the marked box in the office. As these points grow, we will be able to redeem them for tools, equipment and seeds to use in the Eco Food Garden. 500g – 800g bags = 5 points, and 1kg – 2kg bags =
10 points. This program runs until the end of October. We have 200 points already by joining early. So lets start collecting.
This Thursday will see our Kindys get a turn at some eco gardening. We are planting a no-dig potato patch, using layers of compost, lucerne, newspaper, soil and leaf mulch. The plants love this nutritious mix of food and should grow voraciously. Yummy potatoes coming soon to Kindy homes! And the compost has been made out of all your crunch-n-sip scraps. Well done!
HARVEST TIME
Mrs Mamo’s Year 1 class recently taken home some herbs and veges from their garden bed. 13 little parcels of lettuce and chives went home for tasting. Yum. The Year 3 students were also lucky enough to sample some lettuce, radishes etc… Delicious!
GRUBS GONE
Those pesky cabbage moth larvae have finally left our garden beds. Good riddance!
McCAIN SCHOOL VEGGIE PATCH
Our school has signed up for the McCain School Veggie Patch Program. This is a points based program. Simply cut out the barcodes from any pack of McCain frozen vegetables or McCain Purely Potato and place them into the marked box in the office. As these points grow, we will be able to redeem them for tools, equipment and seeds to use in the Eco Food Garden. 500g – 800g bags = 5 points, and 1kg – 2kg bags =
10 points. This program runs until the end of October. We have 200 points already by joining early. So lets start collecting.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Mr Green the gecko says ...
“Plant some herbs!”
You can still plant in the cooler months. Coriander will grow well and won’t go to seed so quickly. Plant some Rosemary and Parsley too. Make sure they are in a nice, sunny spot to keep them warm!
You can still plant in the cooler months. Coriander will grow well and won’t go to seed so quickly. Plant some Rosemary and Parsley too. Make sure they are in a nice, sunny spot to keep them warm!
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