Did you ever stop to wonder what the children had done with all the old boots and shoes you sent in? Well here they are nestling among the "green compost" waiting for something to grow inside them.
Last week Cova once again asked the children to help with the tidying up. They set to work with a will, raking and piling leaves. Then Cova, as usual, had a question for the children. "What do you think is happening under the piles of leaves we made before the holiday?" she asked. No-one was really sure so, she raked off the dry leaves and underneath we were able to see that the leaves had become dark and wet and sticky, and were starting to decompose. There was a mouldy smell which made the children turn up their noses. Cova told us how wonderful this compost was going to be for our garden soil in the spring. Then she brought out a head of garlic and wondered if the children knew how big the seeds were. Quite a few of the class had no idea what they were looking at and how we use it. Amazingly most of the group expected the seeds to be small and were surprised when they saw the garlic cloves, which are relatively
large, as seeds go. With the help of the class 2o gardeners we now have garlic growing in our garden. I can't wait till spring to see if the plants grow well.
