I would like to say that it has been another dry afternoon for gardening club but, we all found ourselves working in drizzle, although it didn’t stop the first team of gardeners wanting to do some digging.
Once we had found all the wellies, gloves and forks, Archie, Amy, Ronny, Freddie, Demmi and Logan each chose a position in which to dig for potatoes, this was so exciting.
Archie was amazing at this job finding more and more potatoes, then Demmi and Logan joined in it became a bit of a competition.
With all the potatoes now harvested, we looked at the varieties and colours, there were pink, purple and white in various sizes.
This group had some time to now go pond dipping, we talked about the pond plants and how they needed to be cut back, a job for another day.
Kieron, Maddie, Isaac, Grace and Jake waded through another mountain of wellington boots and all came out with a pair each.
Most years the children get to harvest our lavender bushes, we still have quite a few, they were planted around ten years ago so they are doing well.
Using scissors the group worked in pairs cutting long stems of lavender flowers which had now formed seed (this is what will be harvested to make new plants, essential oil and medical use). The children made all of the cut lavender into bundles and we put these in a dry place, until I am able to take this to” Fiddleford lavender farm” where it’s get put to good use.
All of the group had fun doing this, they also loved the relaxing aroma which came from the lavender, Isaac and Maddie just kept smelling it, Grace loved the purple flowers.
Time to pack away, explore the garden and hang the wellies back up on the racks,
Lots of dojos today for great care being taken when using sharp tools, going the extra mile when things needed doing. And amazingly we did see the sun shine! Another few jobs ticked off of our autumn schedule.
