Wrapping Up the Garden Club

å sweet note from Julia!

The 2010-2011 El Morro Garden Club has come to an end. On behalf of the Garden Gals (Sharael, Pam, Gena, Elaine), I'd like to say thank you for a wonderful year. It has been such a pleasure getting to know your children in the garden. It's been an exciting year! Thanks to our volunteers for lending a hand: Karen, Frana, Natalie, and Missy. Feel free to stop by and take a peek at the garden during Open House.

Happy Summer!
Sharael Kolberg (aka Katelyn's Mom)

Eating Plant Parts

This week in the garden we planted pumpkins! We hope they'll grow big and strong over the summer so that we can harvest some for Halloween next year.

We also discussed food likes and dislikes. The kids had fun taking a survey of which students liked or disliked the same food. Then we talked about eating balanced meals and meal planning.

I brought labels for out fruit trees (apples, lemon, lime, avocado) so the kids can tell what's growing.

We added a cool new feature to the digging site...fossils! The kids (mostly the boys) had a great time using their shovels to find the "fossils."

Our strawberries are doing great and hopefully we can harvest them soon. The temporary rabbit fence is keeping the bunnies away. I brought jicama for snack and the kids loved it! Try it at home.

April Funday Monday in the Garden

As usual, we had a swarm of kids participate in the Funday Monday this month. Here are the activities they participated in...

Seed Tape: We made wildflower seed tape for the kids to take home and plant using paper towels, flour paste, seeds, and  recycled toilet paper rolls.

Pet Rocks: Kids got to paint pet rocks to take home!

We also pulled weeds (mint that has taken over the hillside) and watered the fruit trees.