3-4’s enjoyed a trip to our allotment again this week and what a busy week it was. We started our day by weeding our largest bed which we usually keep for our pumpkins but on this occasion we decided to plant our sweetcorn plants as they are getting far to big for the poly tunnel. The children enjoyed planting their sweetcorn into rows, we then watered them as they looked very thirsty. As we weeded the bed, one fo the children spotted something amazing. A huge, big frog! We all observed the frog before placing it safely beside the pond. The frog sat for a little while before taking a huge leap into the water. Our new wildlife pond (which now takes us to three!) is thriving and we are noticing lots of bees, butterflies and birds visiting our pond area. We were also lucky enough to spot a newt who along with his family has moved in.

Some children worked with Tara in the fruit cage and we managed to weed the whole thing before placing sheets of plastic up against one side to protect it and repair the netting. We looked at our strawberries, gooseberries and currants which are getting huge! The children can’t wait to taste our strawberries!

Another group of children worked with Lisa and Jen to weed the top section of our allotment which is beginning to get a little overgrown. We plan on creating new pumpkin beds here in the future. We finished our day by planting butternut squash, nasturtium and kale into our beds.