Rosie writes
We have had news from a Norfolk school who made a herb garden
outside their classroom last summer.
The children are now in Year 4 but they went back this term to
see how the plants had grown and to work on the garden. They sent us
reports and photographs.
Perhaps you would like to do the same?
Have you just made a garden outside your classroom, or in your
school grounds? Have you planted some herbs?
Herbs can be used for attracting wildlife as well as for use in
cooking. Look at our website to get some ideas.
Nick writes
We are making a children’s herb garden at Sulgrave Manor and
would like some help from you. We would like you to send us some
designs for the herb garden. Read
the details here.
What the pupils say
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We usually watered the herbs every day in the
hot weather. Jimmy and I saw some tall weeds growing in the
herb garden so we pulled them out. When Jimmy was weeding he
got stung on the hand by a nettle! Everyone looked after the
herbs and the tags. Sometimes the tags got buried in the soil
and we had to pull them up so you could read the names on
them!
Callum Y4 |
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I sorted out the wood that went around the herb beds. Then
I helped to pour out the soil from the bags. When we had got
the soil into the beds we smoothed it out using rakes. I set a
lovely purple plant in the middle of one bed. Then we had to
water it in.
Sophie Y4 |
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We had all different herbs and we had to pull out the weeds
and set the herbs into the beds. Then we had to water them
really well. After a week we came back to them and they had
grown really well! We made sure that we remembered to water
the herbs so that they didn't dry out in the hot weather. We
enjoyed touching the herbs and smelling them. We liked the
lemon grass. \we had to get Mrs Blundell to pull up a really
big stinging nettle! I haven't been back to the beds since I
was in Year 3. I must go back and see how the herbs are now!
Dominic Y4 |
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When we planted the beds Mrs Twell said to be careful of
your hands so we wore gloves. Callum and I had our gloves on
when we planted the stinging herb. We watered them three times
a week. It was quite good when the wood bars went around to
protect the herbs. All of a sudden they seemed to grow a lot!
The stinging herb had beautiful shaped leaves and lovely reddy
orangey fire coloured flowers. When I walk to school in the
mornings I go passed them and I can see that they have grown a
lot!
Eleanor Y4 |
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