Week 7

Week 7: Writing and photography by the Ecokids... We had two groups of Eco Kids. One went to do weeding while the other did mulching.

What's mulching? Mulching is when you have cut up little bits of bark and twigs. You put them around plants to protect them. This group went with Phil. With weeding, you have to get all the leaves and pull them out properly. You need to pull all the roots out properly otherwise the weeds will grow again. You may need a trowel to help you loosen the soil. You must put weeds in the rubbish bin because if you put them in the compost bin, they will grow again. This group went with Mrs Tuck.

Week 6: The citrus trees got another burst of citrus fertliser and the rest of the orchard and garden beds had a dousing of blood and bone. The bok choy is almost ready to harvest, yum yum.

Our beans were flopping over so we tied them to some material. This week we had some extra assistance from different year groups who asked very nicely if they could help - thank you!

From next week onwards, Eco Kids will write our blog entries.

The staff compost bin is emptied weekly and cleaned to a whistle - thanks Eco Kids!

Fertilising and Weeding

Week 5: This week we weeded around the berries and had a tour of the grounds. We also diluted citrus fertiliser (stinky) and poured it over the citrus orchard up by the hall.

Eco Kids

Week 4: This week the Environment Group voted on a name for the group. The group voted on the name: Eco Kids. Great name, kids.

We planted bok-choy, beans and peas about a hand's distance apart. We will harvest the plants in a month and make healthy soup and delcious quiches!

Year 5-6 Environment Group

The new Year 5-6 Environment Group is for children who want to get stuck into gardening and help out with NZ's native plant and animal life. We meet every Tuesday lunchtime and boy do we learn a lot about the environment!


Week 3: We planted natives along the north bank. We planted coprosma, mahoe and harakeke (flax, the big ones - sorry Phil!!!). The tui loves to feed off all these plants.

At the end of every term, there's a treat for all the hard work the children have put in.