And then the heavens opened!

Today, we ventured out hoping to dodge the showers.

The children transplanted the climbing beans sown by class 2, into larger growing containers. We just managed to get two of the containers planted up and a wigwam of support canes into one of the containers before the heavens opened. So we hastily beat a retreat indoors.

The children planted up the final container indoors. Hopefully we will be able to dodge the showers for long enough this week to get outside and put support canes in the other two containers.


Whilst inside, the children planted some more courgette seeds. We have put these seeds into the mini-greenhouse to germinate as the ones put in the heated propagator last week grew too leggy.

With all the rain forecast, at least we don't have to worry about the raised beds drying out over the spring bank holiday!

Anyone for salad?

Today the children planted out the flower seedlings that were sown a few weeks ago. They have been placed in the grounds of the children's centre and will provide a splash of colour in the coming months (provided they survive the marauding snail population!)

The cauliflower plants have taken a bit of a battering in the high winds over the last week so it may be necessary to transplant a few more and provide them with some cover until they can become more established.

The cut and come again salad leaves planted several weeks ago have done very well and we were able to harvest some today. The children all had a little taste and the rest of the leaves will be accompanying tomorrow's school lunch. The children are very excited about the rest of the school sampling their first crop. We also sowed some more salad leaves so that hopefully we can provide the kitchen with a regular supply of fresh produce!

Day of the Triffids!

Last week, the children sowed strawberry, wildflower, tomato and courgette seeds in pots and we popped them into our new propagator.

When we returned on Tuesday after the bank holiday, we made an amazing discovery. Some seeds had germinated and the courgette plants were actually scraping on the top of the propagator! Some of the shoots are looking a little bit leggy. Perhaps because it was a little too warm and not quite light enough in the propagator.

We have transferred the courgette plants to the mini greenhouse to harden off and will plant them out next week.

After a spot more weeding, the children planted the cauliflower and beetroot plants into the raised beds, so now we will have to begin snail watch to protect our tender young plants!


The cold frames arrived form the Morrison's Let's grow campaign this week, so once we have decided the best spot to site them, we will be able to start some plants off in them.

We have been aiming to get the whole school in on the growing and so potato tubs have been distributed to each class so be planted up over the next few weeks.

To tie in with Class 2's science topic of 'Plants and Animals in the Local Environment' the children have planted climbing beans. They will be studying the bean's progress over the coming weeks.

Not to be outdone, the children in class one have sown cress seeds.

It's all growing on!!!!!