It was put up today with the help of two volunteers, very easy to build and it means the students can water their plant,s when they can, during the day.
The sunflowers (planted as part of PSHEE day) which you will see from the photograph really need to be planted out, this is going to be done on the 18th May as part of GREEN BRITAIN DAY.
We also had our first afterschool club today, which meant we really could get to grips with the allotment, we planted out the lettuces and beetroot that we kindly donated and we planted out the pumpkins and swede. We learnt about the first set of leaves bieng called the "Seed Leaf" which is then followed by the "True Leaf". When transplanting seedlings, you carefully hold the leaf so you don't damage the roots. We used a plank of wood to make a small, straight line to plant out the beetroot and we also used a dibber and then watered well.
Next week we will be seeding several trays of perennial plants (perennial means, a plant that will live for several years, they usually die back in the autumn and winter.)
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