Ideal Sustainable gardening.

WALT-Write what YOU  think you is good for your garden.

..My Ideal Sustainable Garden..

This term the boys and girls of Rm4 will be competing in a garden competition.

The rules are simple

1. Produce an edible garden that is sustainable for the whole year.

This means that each group must……

• Plante seasonally
• Maintain healthy soil
• Produce healthy organic plants.
• Maintain and gather food throughout the year.

..What does Organic gardening mean..

Organic means you won't be using synthetic fertilizers or pesticides, but that doesn't mean your plants are left to fend for themselves. There are an array of tools you can use to bolster plant health and ward off pests.

..What does this mean for our gardening..

Know modern man-made synthetic fertilizers.

1. Cow/Sheep/Horse and Chicken poo
2. Veggies,fruit and food scraps.
3. Kina shells,tlua of paua,seaweed,fish frames+heads in water.

Comfrey tea (leaves in water)

..Know insecticides/Poisons..

How do we attract the bees?

To make a bee bath, take a wide, shallow dish or tray and line the edges with flat rocks. Pour water over the rocks and into the bottom of the tray. Place it in your garden near the flowers that attract the most bees. The bees will be able to land on the rocks and access the water.

How do we get rid of insects pest?

From flypaper to flytraps, there are simple no-chemical ways to get rid of pesky flies. Maybe a bag of water might even keep them from ever coming into your Garden!!

NZ plants (Veggies)

March,april,may,june

Growing time

Our vegetables need to be ready for PUANGA. (Matariki)

Sturdy vegetable plants-Rain, drop in temperature, lack of sun, frost

ACT 1

Find the plants suitable for your garden.

ACT 2

Design a vegetable garden plan.

..What we learnt and did in the garden and info..

Today in the garden we learnt how to use a fork

because of worms. If you use a shovel and you see a worm then you will cut in in half but if you use a fork then it won't  because it has whooles.