WPS Community Children’s Garden
Four seasons in one day – perfect for planting corn
With the rain-sun-rain-sun weather of late planning and running Garden Club over the last 6 months has been somewhat challenging (to say the least!).
At the 11th hour we were able to run Garden Club this week. I was aptly discussing what the saying “Four seasons in one day“ means with the students, when it started to rain, again. Then an announcement came over the loud speakers, “Wet day timetable. Back to class”.
Ten minutes later the rain stopped. Another announcement. And our Garden Club kids were back. 😊
Last week we managed to clear some beds for potatoes and corn. This week we had just enough time to scratch some dried-out corn kernels (seeds) off some old cobs. We then estimated how many seeds were on each cob, how many we’re collected all together and how many we should plant into our 1 x 3m garden bed. We then threw in a few extra for good luck and the kids got some seeds to take home. Then it started to rain again.
| Parent Volunteers needed: Weekly Gardening Sessions | |
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| Where | Woodend Community Children’s Garden (Buckland St, Woodend) |
| When | 12.40-2.00pm Mondays - parent help required to run lunchtime Kid’s Garden Club 2.00-3.30pm Mondays - parent’s gardening group |
| BYO | Bring your enthusiasm and desire to join in (No gardening knowhow needed). Please wear sturdy shoes, gardening gloves and weather appropriate clothing. Pre-school age children are welcome too |
| Sign In | Please sign in at the Office before gardening (proof of Working With Children Check.) |
| Contact | Nicole Middleton 0418 233 366 |
If you can’t make it to any of these sessions, you can help out in the garden at anytime. Simply contact me to see what needs to be done.
Volunteer Gardening Group Facilitator
Nicole Middleton - 0418 233 366