During Agriculture class we were pleased to host a visit by Dr Julian Mateus of Agrosavia and Javier Gutierez from Hidroequipos, to have an open discussion about our proposal. They looked at the plot, answered questions regarding our plans and gave advice on whether to select one cultivar or multiple clones. Students were actively engaged […]
The maize and tomatoes are both doing really well. Just look and see Thomas in the picture with the plants. We have also added a bed of garlic chives, basil, and some French beans.
During our last lesson in the garden, whilst we were preparing beds, one of the agricultural students was adamant that a rock should be removed from the second terrace before the bed could properly be used. It was cautioned that this was not going to be easy, and that the rock was large, but there […]
Before planning beds students were asked to group different plant crops according to the families in which they existed. Primarily these were the Brassicas -Cruciferae (cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, radish, swede and turnip); Legumes – Leguminosae (pea, beans, peanuts); Potato – Solanaceae (potato, tomato, aubergine and peppers); Umbellifers – Umbelliferae (carrot, parsnip, parsley, celery, […]
Digging through the second terrace has been hard work due to the hard nature of the ground – it has been very dry. Developments in the second terrace. Before and after (top to bottom). You can see piles of soil transferred from the second to the first terrace waiting to be spread out and […]
Though a good deal of work was done early on to construct the staircase the agric students were all involved in digging out terrace #1 and constructing the stone wall. Now with smaller groups working on the terrace path and terrace #2, and with the addition of a saw, Laura, Manuela and Gabriel have secured […]
The compost area will be central to one of the major themes of the garden. That is, to recyle and re-use resources. The school produces a lot of organic waste, in terms of food waste and paper/carton waste that can be recycled for nutrients to help plants grow. Four compost areas will be constructed. Andres […]
