It’s around this time of the year that we often hear the expression “good weather….. for ducks !” and so it is in the school gardens. After losing successive crops of brassicas (cauliflower, broccoli, boc choy etc), Class 5 and 6 were scratching their heads as to who the culprit could be. We put on our gardening detective hats and discovered duck scats through the garden beds. We now have 2 resident wild ducks enjoying a constant supply of biodynamic vegetable seedlings! Class 6 have erected tall bamboo poles with string lines in between in an effort to deter these feathered rascals. Ah, the joys of gardening!

Class 4 and 5 dug a deep trench (now a moat) at the bottom of the garden to drain some of the water away.

Meanwhile, the change in season is evident in the orchard with buds bursting left, right and centre. The promise of much delicious summer fruit lies ahead. The fruit trees have obviously been enjoying the chooks doing their business beneath the branches. Even the apricot tree, which has not produced a single fruit for 16 years is in full blossom.

Next term, Class 6 will resume their vegetable seedling stall, so look out for early summer crops along with the ever faithful “all year rounders”.

Happy Gardening!

Neal