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Not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but the actual reason I came on here the other day was to ask for ideas to do with Gardening Club.

One of our teachers has left and I have been generously given the gardening Club tht she used to run. I'm not sure why, I do like gardening but there we go.

My question is this. I need to be able to grow things with the children that will have peaked by the time we break up for the summer, which is about the middle of July. Any ideas? Or, we need to be able to plant things which will cheerfully lie dormant over the summer weeks, requiring no input, not even water, for about 4 weeks of that. (We're almost always in voluntarily the first and last week)

Obviously this is a big chance to introduce some concrete children to the delights of soil and green stuff, and I don't want to stuff it up.

Sarah

Are you specifically asking about fruit and vegetables, or were you thinking of growing flowers?

There are plenty of things you can grow that will be ready before the summer holidays. Have a look at a growing calendar like the one here http://www.keirg.freeserve.co.uk/diary/ ... lendar.htm

And I don't know if you have the budget but have you considered keeping chickens? http://www.omlet.co.uk/products_service ... ew=Schools

Excellent idea. I'll run it past the boss, but I'm thinking we could be short of space for them. The school doesn't even have a field, we have to use the town Walks. However, he's always wanting to be up with the lastest things, so I might be able to convince him that way.......

We'd like to grow edible things. Flowers are lovely - maybe we can put some out the front - but I was thinking more of veggies. My son knows where his food comes from, I'd like other kids to know the same.

Sarah

Hi,

My son's school have a thriving school garden but I can't for the life of me think what they grow in it!

I'll have a nose around next week and see what's being grown this year and let you know what I find out.

Anna x

what about herbs?

mint, chives, parsley etc. a little goes a long way.. and i ignore mine and they seem to thrive

or radishes - very quick growing!