As you may have noticed, my website was down for some time last week–technical glitch–but has since been repaired. However, my gorgeous design didn’t fare as well; something I hope to remedy soon. 🙂 In the meantime, we’ll work with what we have and catch up on what we missed!
First off, Mandy’s edible landscape is coming right along and promises to provide us with the perfect example of companion planting at its best. In the raised planter she has rosemary and cabbage–real snuggle bugs in the garden. Down below she planted carrots, beets and radish (the larger ones)–all BFF! Why? Refer to previous garden coaching post for full details but know that as they grow, they’ll not only prove to be a help to one another, but they’ll also fill in for a lovely layered landscape–great for curb appeal.
Moving to the school garden, we see the kids have been busy too. As part of a move to make better use of our yard space we’re moving the garden to a sunny section located just around the corner from our current spot. Tucked away in a back corner of the school sports field, it will turn an empty space into a productive space. And isn’t that what we’re all about? Productivity?
Of course! Speaking of productive, the kindergarteners learned a valuable lesson in seed saving. As organic gardeners, we like to be self-sustaining–a really big word for the little ones to comprehend, but the concept is simple. We grow beans, we eat beans but we save some beans for next season! Kids understand independence and that’s the kind of gardeners we are (a.k.a. self-sustaining)!
We used the seed packets made from the templates found in the Kid Buzz section of this website. So easy, a child can make them on their own! (I know, because I had my two demonstrate this fact. :))
So this season when your labors turn to fruit–save those seeds for next season! Around these parts that means spring.
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