Welcome to the Montessori School Garden in early September!
We came back to school and discovered a plethora of volunteer vines, some growing dozens of gourds. Other vines were growing a few cantaloupes and one or two pumpkins.
The children took some time considering that the vines, which take up a lot of space, were essential for the gourds that were hidden in the middle of the growing leaves.
What a wonder to be able to use this garden resource in class! We used the harlequin beetles as a start to our insect study in Lower Elementary. I supplemented our tomato and bean harvest with tomatoes and beans from my husband's home garden, and each child in Children's House and Lower Elementary was able to eat a tomato and green bean, if they wanted to.
Look for the next blog on what is growing now!
We came back to school and discovered a plethora of volunteer vines, some growing dozens of gourds. Other vines were growing a few cantaloupes and one or two pumpkins.
The children took some time considering that the vines, which take up a lot of space, were essential for the gourds that were hidden in the middle of the growing leaves.
What a wonder to be able to use this garden resource in class! We used the harlequin beetles as a start to our insect study in Lower Elementary. I supplemented our tomato and bean harvest with tomatoes and beans from my husband's home garden, and each child in Children's House and Lower Elementary was able to eat a tomato and green bean, if they wanted to.
Look for the next blog on what is growing now!
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| Can you find the gourd? |
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| Here is one of the pumpkins, but not the largest. |
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| Marigolds survived very well during the hot summer. |
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| Green beans seemed to have produced well during the summer, and we still could harvest. |
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| The wonderful strawberries from the spring were gone! Can we save some hidden by the weeds? |
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| Cherry tomatoes are still growing! |
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| A few sunflowers provided seeds for the birds. No zinnias survived! |
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| The green plants look great from a distance, but you don't see the harlequin beetles eating everything up! |
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| Cantaloupe! Surprise! We had three to eat in Aftercare. |
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