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Ask Dan the Garden Man: Worm Questions
Well, I’ve had loads of mail from the yr1 kids asking me about the garden and the chooks and the worms. I’ll post the answers as I get time. WORMS We have a big worm farm in the school garden. … Continue reading
Ask Dan The Garden Man
Well, with spring in full swing, Ms Foster and the Yr 1 classes have been using the garden for a school yard safari. Working as groups of investigators / Scientists they have been finding bugs and insects in the garden … Continue reading
Spring!!!
Well what an exciting time in the garden. After the chooks arriving at the end of August we had the garden open during the election day when many people from outside the school came to the garden after visiting the … Continue reading
Chickens move in
Well, after the resounding success of the working bee on the 15th we were almost ready for the chickens to move into the garden. The children at the school are studying living things and the 2/3 classes raised 6 Isa … Continue reading
August Working Bee
On the 15th of August we held our pre-spring working bee to ready the garden for the imminent arrival of the chickens who were due in the garden the following Friday. Before the day I finished off the garden paths … Continue reading
School Garden Design
There are a whole range of considerations that need to be made when developing a garden design. These include who will be using the garden, what it will be used for, how much it will be used and what products … Continue reading
May Working Bee
We successfully ran a working bee in Mid may before the winter came on strong. This is the time of year to plant deciduous fruit trees because they are dormant and so less stressed by the transplanting. Rather than the … Continue reading
Yarralumla School Garden 