Term 2 Week 8 Bella's Bird Feeder Design #1 and Garlic Planting

On Monday Bella brought in a bird feeder she had made at home from a re-cycled ice-cream container and some sticks. We filled it with bird seed, and hung it in the tree outside Ti kouka/ Room 7.

Great job Bella!

On Wednesday it was the shortest day of the year. This is the day Garlic is traditionally planted and it is harvested on the longest day- Friday December 22nd.

The Enviro Kids all came to Room 7 and we watched the You Tube clip on how to plant garlic. We learnt you plant the garlic about a hands width apart, and a thumbs length deep!

Then we took our cloves out to our raised beds and planted them with the pointy bit up!

If you want to plant some at home, it is best to buy some New Zealand grown garlic like this, as the garlic we buy at the supermarket can be imported from other countries, and some of it is treated so it won't grow!

We are looking forward to watching our garlic grow, and to harvesting it at the end of the year.