Gardening club picks nine kilograms of snow peas
Gardening Club students at Woy Woy Public School picked nine kilograms of snow peas which had grown in the school's vegetable garden over the school holidays.
"The first two weeks of Term 4 have been busy for those in the garden," said teacher Ms Emily Bartlett.
"It had been two weeks since the last time we harvested so there were lots of vegetables that needed to be picked.
"We harvested over nine kilograms of snow peas, along with a tonne of leafy greens.
"Our favourite find in the garden was zucchini.
"The plant had nearly tripled in size during the school holidays, and it currently has a lot of baby zucchinis growing.
"We have also planted a variety of seedlings that are suitable for spring and summer.
"We look forward to watching our eggplant, pumpkin, watermelon, corn and spring onions grow.
Ms Bartlett said the students were predominately in Years K-2.
"We have also been busy weeding the garden and eating the fruit of our labour."
The Gardening Club students tried kale chips as a recess treat, with a few describing it as "having a similar taste and texture as seaweed", Ms Bartlett said.
"Our eager little gardeners were also very excited to grow their own vegetables at home, with many taking tomato grow kits and seeds home."
SOURCE:
Newsletter, 21 Oct 2022
Emily Bartlett, Woy Woy Public School