Gardening Club
We are delighted that two parent volunteers run our Gardening Club every Monday after school.
Thank you to our sponsors for items kindly donated to get us going - like soil, plants and seeds: Henhurst Farm Shop Flowers For All Occasions Charity Farm Countrystore
See below for what we do each week. In future sessions we need to …
- Harvest the lavender
- Find the wormery, kindly donated by one of our parents last year
- Plant bulbs to flower at Christmas
- Plant new strawberry plants so they are established before winter sets in. Have you any strawberry plants you could take some cuttings from for us?
- Collect troughs from front, ready to be returned when looking happier
- Measure our planting space
- Plan where to grow plants
- Get cuttings from Fuchsias
- Sow winter lettuces inside
- Grow alpines in the greenhouse for our rockery
- Plant spring flowering bulbs in the polytunnel
- Grow winter flowering shrubs
- Sow winter pansies
- Add organic matter to soil
- Make compost bin for autumn debris (but nothing diseased or woody!)
- Clean the greenhouse
Should you come across anyone who no longer needs any of the items listed below, we are gratefully accepting donations:
- Soil
- Water butts
- Trolleys to carry water from butts around the school
- Compost bins
- Hooks for tools
- Hooks for gloves
- Large planters
- Label sticks
- Aprons
- Rocks for rockery
- Large pots (not plastic)
- Long metal spades
Projects for the future:
- Herb garden
- Wildflower patches around school
- Planters by reception
- Christmas plant sale
- Mother's Day plant sale
- Easter plant sale
We really are just having a go, so if you would like to share any gardening tips or volunteer to help, please do! Contact us via the school on office@sissinghurst.kent.sch.uk
Thanks for reading!
Mrs Garner & Mrs Denyer
