Here's what our garden looks like after the holidays!

The bad news is that the caterpillars destroyed the broccoli.
The good news is... our lettuces and carrots are doing very well!
Today we thinned the carrots to give them room to grow.
On Friday, the first of May, we're going to plant some garlic.

Athletics Day

I am doing the long jump.
Anthony

Athletics Day

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We jumped on the sandpit and took turns.
By Nathan
I won the sack race just before I fell over the finish line. I was very happy.
By Emma
I went to the athletics. I played Tug of War and I played discus but first we hopped off the bus and I played a running race. It was fun.
By Janice
I hopped out of the car and put my bag on the hill. I won the sprints. And I had an awesome lunch. Then I went to play tug of war. Then I watched the seniors run on the field. I felt great. Tomarata School won the race.
By Ryan

Our Trip to Koanga Gardens and Kowhai Nurseries

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Garden Diary

Can you see the windmills we made to keep the birds off?
Unfortunately we have noticed cabbage moth eggs on the broccoli, so we don't think the garlic spray and coffee worked.
Mrs Duffin suggested we try sprinkling flour on the leaves. Thanks Mrs Duffin, we'll try it!
Mrs Wall said that the trick with coffee is that you use old coffee grounds to keep the slugs and snails off. So she gave us some coffee grounds and we have put it round the garden. Thanks Mrs Wall!
And ... good news, the carrot seeds are up!

Our Garden

On the 10th of March we planted our garden:

• a blueberry plant
  
• lettuce plants
• broccoli plants
• purple carrot seeds

We were worried about white butterflies and birds damaging the plants so we are trying to protect them by:

1. spraying the plants with garlic spray
2. sprinkling coffee powder on the leaves
3. making windmills to scare away the pests!
   

Green Day

On March 6 we had a Green Day! We dressed up in green clothes and Mrs Rosewarne made us green jelly and cupcakes, yum! Can you see Anthony (aka The Incredible Hunk) in the photo?