Kids’ Edible Gardens Update
Fairhall School The focus for Term 2 was compost making, starting with the critters that help with that process – the ‘Recycling Gang’! The children laid out samples of compost onto tarpaulins, then used their observation skills to look for and identify some of the bugs living in their compost heap. They found worms, slaters, centipedes and slugs. Next, they watched a video clip on a bug that we don’t want in New Zealand: the brown marmorated stink bug. Now that these students know how to identify insects, they will be able to be super sleuths in our gardens, protecting our fruit and vegetables from unwanted invaders. The next topic explored was winter pruning. The...
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