Our school vegetable Our school vegetable gardengarden

for Comenius projectfor Comenius project

FOOD4LIFEFOOD4LIFE

Kalfagianio Junior High School of Kalfagianio Junior High School of FiliaFilia

LesvosLesvos

GREECEGREECE

April 2013April 2013

Constructing our Constructing our compostercomposter

We decided to construct a composter so We decided to construct a composter so that we couldthat we could

Recycle organic materialRecycle organic material Produce organic fertilizer and use it to Produce organic fertilizer and use it to

our gardenour garden

3/12/2012

we used palletswe used pallets

Filling the composterFilling the composter

We filled the composter withWe filled the composter with 1 part of food waste and a small amount of 1 part of food waste and a small amount of

manure. This is the green material full of manure. This is the green material full of nitrogen.nitrogen.

3 parts of yellow leaves, branches and 3 parts of yellow leaves, branches and sawdust. This is the brown material full of sawdust. This is the brown material full of carbon.carbon.

13/12/2012

preparing the organic materialpreparing the organic material

we used boxes to maintain the ratio 3/1we used boxes to maintain the ratio 3/1

Preparing the soil for our Preparing the soil for our garden garden

We had to pull out the weeds and rocks, add some manure, and mix it with the soil.

16/12/2012

beforebefore

working in the gardenworking in the garden

and afterand after

The first seedsThe first seeds

We carefully purchased our vegetable seedsand made a garden plan so we can take advantage of all the space of our small garden.

Then we used a pot tray with 100 places to grow our first seeds : lettuce, coriander, cardamon and mint.

4/2/2013

our first garden planour first garden plan

some of the seedssome of the seeds

planting in the pot trayplanting in the pot tray

First sowingFirst sowingOur first sowing and planting in the Our first sowing and planting in the garden took place in mid February, garden took place in mid February, during an unexpectedly hot and during an unexpectedly hot and sunny day. We planted spinach, sunny day. We planted spinach, onion, rocket, peas and broad beans. onion, rocket, peas and broad beans.

15/2/2013

planting in the gardenplanting in the garden

our lettuces are getting biggerour lettuces are getting bigger

Fencing our gardenFencing our gardenOne day we noticed footprints in the One day we noticed footprints in the garden. So we decided to build a garden. So we decided to build a fence around our garden and protect fence around our garden and protect our seedlings from naughty animals!our seedlings from naughty animals!

25/2/2013

our garden is now safeour garden is now safe

TransplantingTransplanting

On the 7th of March we transferred the On the 7th of March we transferred the lettuce, coriander and cardamom from the lettuce, coriander and cardamom from the pot tray to small pots. Unfortunately the pot tray to small pots. Unfortunately the mint didn’t grow.mint didn’t grow.

7/3/2013

progress of the garden and pot trayprogress of the garden and pot tray

transplantingtransplanting

and the resultand the result

The composter is fullThe composter is full

Once a week we checked the composter’s Once a week we checked the composter’s humidity and mixed all the materials. humidity and mixed all the materials.

We stopped adding materials when the We stopped adding materials when the composter was full.composter was full.

9/3/2013

our full composterour full composter

some caterpillars lost their waysome caterpillars lost their way

Construction of our small Construction of our small greenhousegreenhouse

A small but greedy snail ate 11 lettuces! A small but greedy snail ate 11 lettuces! Also, the constant rain and wind was Also, the constant rain and wind was threatening our lettuce, coriander and threatening our lettuce, coriander and cardamom seeds. cardamom seeds.

So we decided to build a greenhouse and So we decided to build a greenhouse and protect our seedlings.protect our seedlings.

14/3/2013

our garden from aboveour garden from above

broad beans are growing fastbroad beans are growing fast

our little greenhouseour little greenhouse

““Imported” wormsImported” worms

We found some worms and put them in We found some worms and put them in our composter. our composter.

Worms Worms help to mix the compost help to mix the compost ingredients and keep the air flowing. ingredients and keep the air flowing.

Our compost is not ready yet. We hope Our compost is not ready yet. We hope that hot weather will help us.that hot weather will help us.

19/3/2013

worms in the pot and in the composterworms in the pot and in the composter

Latest newsLatest news

This week we planted carrots and parsley.

We also transferred the lettuces to bigger pots.

29/3/2013

the gardenthe garden

and the greenhouse potsand the greenhouse pots

the latest photograph of our gardenthe latest photograph of our garden

21/3/2013