Toms, Coriander, and Dirty Hands
Written by: Henry Nazareth Kay
Today marked the final day of the enrichment program with Stoneyholme School.
Seven families and 12 children had enrolled on the Gardening Club enrichment. The gardening Club was a session for children and parents to learn how to sew vegetable seeds, plant herbs, water, and care for their plants. In this session we gathered soil in a wheel barrow, and repotted 14 tomato and 7 coriander plants. First we added soil to the larger pots, then we removed the pot of a plant and added it to the new pot with fresh soil. The children topped up the soil in the new pot. Finally we added water to make sure that the plants would be happy and nourished in their new home with fresh soil. The children were allowed to take these plants away with them to raise over the summer and benefit from the vegetables the produce. Finally, they were taught how often to water them and when to repot them, and when the tomato’s were ready to harvest.
