PILTON INFANTS EC0-GARDEN

The Pilton Infants gardening club was formed in April 2007. The school already does a great deal in teaching the children the benefits of being environmentally friendly. They encourage children to pick up litter, re-cycle waste from their classrooms and save energy.

THE SCHOOL GARDEN BACK IN 1987
A brand new garden.

The school eco-action group asked in one of their newsletters if any parents would be interested in running a gardening club, two Mums, Ayesha Wilkinson and Beki Kemp came forward. Both have children at the school. The idea was to rejuvenate the school garden which was looking a bit tired and neglected and get the children interested in growing their own vegetables. We also aimed to teach the children about the life cycle of plants and the conditions in which they grow, composting and its benefits as well as learning about the huge variety of mini beasts that live amongst our vegetables.

REVIVING THE GARDEN 2007

We cleared the garden of weeds and started again with a blank canvas. The soil was very poor so the first thing we did was dig in plenty of compost and manure. We re-instated the brick edging and replaced the rotten logroll around the tree. The children helped to lay the new gravel on the pathway. The first plants go in. Here we planted runner beans, sweetcorn, pumpkins and squashes, lettuce,radishes and herbs.

We applied to our local B&Q store for a better neighborhood grant and were over the moon when we receive an £80 grant. We used this money to get us started and bought seeds, tools, watering cans and trugs.

The gardening club takes place in the lunchtime break and the children were falling over themselves to join in, we had around six children at a time all doing different jobs.
Our first gardening club with Mrs Brittons year 2's.
We planted about 20 different types of vegetables. Here the children are planting leeks.
Gardening club was so popular that everyone wanted to join in.
Reception children tackle the weeding.

We managed to produce some fantastic carrots which the children washed and ate straight from the ground, they couldn't believe how good they tasted not one carrot was left!

Year 1 gardeners

We had a fantastic first year with our gardening club, even though the weather left a lot to be desired. We are all looking forward to the new gardening year in Spring 2008 so watch this space!

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