In February Jacy planted some tomatoes in a Bisto pot. Now the tomato plant has grown big and strong.
Think we need to get Jacy growing more vegetables he’s definitely got green fingers!!
Bisto pot update
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Wildlife Rangers helping in the Garden
Today Mason asked to help out in the garden. We decided to plant the bedding plants in the front garden as it’s looking bare before all the bulbs and wildflowers start coming through. Mason was extremely careful and gently took the plants out of the pots and planted them into the soil.
Looking in the Cold Frame 
All Done 
Jacy Sowing Sunflowers
Mason had a sneaky peek in the cold frame to see how our plants are doing. He noticed the pansies needed thinning and the marigolds are getting stronger.
Our Wildlife Wanderer sowed some Sunflower Seeds along the wall area, we are hoping they will grow very tall and strong.
Look who Jacy found in the garden!!
All the children wanted to have a look but were very scared incase he jumped at us!!
Tracie made a run for it when putting out the bins, she tripped up the step while rushing too fast and nearly fell into the Spider! Scary or what!!
Garden Therapy: Georgia Soon Forgot She Was Having a Tantrum!
Today Tracie took Georgia for a walk in the sunshine to calm her down, she was having a tantrum while the babies slept and we didn’t want them waking up.
Winter Jasmine 
We looked at all the plants and flowers to distract Georgia, her favourite flower was the Winter Jasmine, she said she loved it because it was bright yellow like the sunshine.
Peonies 
New Flowers 
Buddleia 
Climbing Hydrangea
While we walked around the garden, Tracie showed Georgia the new shoots and buds growing on the plants. Tracie explained to Georgia that they were her favourite plants, this is because it meant everything is beginning to grow and we are going to have lovely weather soon for trips to the forest and parks.
Georgia got excited and said she wants to go to the Zoo! Tracie said that we will see how things go and when they reopen we can, we will have to all go on the train. Georgia jumped up and down so much she forgot we came out into the garden because she was having a tantrum.
Wiggly Worm 
Sowing the Onions 
Being Careful
Once Georgia had settled Tracie decided it was time to sow the Onion sets, so she got Georgia digging, looking for worms and sowing the Onions. What a perfect way to forget about a tantrum? Gardening is like therapy for me and I love to share that with the children.
Meet Charlie
Today we have welcomed our new friend Charlie to our setting. He has been a little ray of sunshine with his amazing smile.
All the children have welcomed Charlie and made sure he had lots to play with.
New Friends 
Free Play 
Getting Stuck In
Fearne made sure that throughout the day Charlie had his rabbit and dummy nearby.
The Duplo bricks were a firm favourite and Charlie loved just swishing the bricks around making noises. It was funny because Alfie kept asking him to be ‘shhh’ but Alfie is actually the loudest off them all!
Garden Challenge 2021: Using Different Materials
In half term, the Wildlife Wanderers used various different types of tubs from the recycling box to sow their seeds. This is how we got on.
Chloe chose an old mince carton, as you can see they have turned out very well! Chloe sprays them with water in the morning before school and will soon be planting them into the raised beds.
These seeds were sown by Jacy in old sausage tubs, he thought that with the grooves it would be good to sow in rows. They started off really well, unfortunately the grooves were too shallow and the plants dried out too fast and wilted.
These are amazing! They are Poppy’s nasturtiums and have grown so fast. We will be planting them out in the garden this week.
She used some seed trays that we brought last year, they have holes in the bottom so she has placed them in another tray without holes and waters them from the bottom. This is definitely a good way to grow seeds.
Jacy found this old Bisto tub and thought it would make a good planter for his Tomato Seed. He put the lid on the bottom to stop the water seeping through. It has so far worked very well and the tomato plant looks tall and healthy.
Jacy thinks that when the tomato is big enough he can take off the plastic lid and place the whole pot into the ground, and the roots will push through! We will have to wait until the last frost to plant out and see if he is right!
2 Cucumbers and 2 Tomatoes 
Growing Strong 
Martie’s Radish 
Marigolds 
Chillies
In February, the little seedlings planted Chillies, Radish, cucumbers and Marigolds. Everything is growing so well, we even had some surprises!
We sprinkled at least 20 seeds in the seed tray but again like last year only 2 have grown! And a second surprise was 2 tomatoes have grown in their tray, Mason said that maybe they are ‘cuematos’! Maybe we have made a new salad crop!!
We will keep you updated at the end of March about how our project is going.
Garden Challenge 2021: February Edition
Tracie and the Seedlings have been working hard sowing seeds ready for planting out in the veg trugs. We have ordered a ton of peat-free compost and look forward to it arriving and getting stuck in filling the trugs.
Tomatoes 
Fast Growing 
Veg Trugs 
Growing Tall
At half term the Wanderers got stuck in and sowed strawberries, thyme, coriander and peppers.
Ivor Sowing the Seeds 
Martha Filling the Eggboxes 
Ivor Using the Trowl
Jacey from the Wildlife Rangers sowed the cucumbers. Last year we had only two plants survive and gave us about nine good sized cucumbers. This year we want a bumper crop so hoping for good germination, so keeping them under glass.
World Book Day 2021
Its only 9.45am and the Little Seedlings have had a ball this morning! We are celebrating World Book day and everyone has come as a Character. Emma came in as Matilda a lovely story by Roald Dahl, about a little girl who lives with her parents and brother who do not appreciate her. When her principal tortures her and her kind-hearted class teacher, she uses her telekinetic powers to settle scores.
Tracie Emma and Georgia
Emma chose this as it was one of her favourite books/films when she was much much younger.
Tracie loves the story “The Little Christmas Tree” written by Scott Edge. Tracie chose this story because “The Christmas Tree Story” is an attempt to help you and your children reclaim a beautiful, enduring symbol of the season, The Christmas Tree! It is one of her favourite Christmas time stories.
Georgia came in dressed as Snow White a story written in 1812 by The Brothers Grimm and retold in a film by Walt Disney in 1937. This is Georgia’s favourite Character. (She’s not as light footed as Snow White!!)
The story is about Snow White, a beautiful princess, who is exiled by her stepmother, an evil queen who wants to kill her, she runs into a forest. Soon, she is rescued by seven dwarfs who form a friendship with her.
Marty came in as a cute Lion from Madagascar, a film made by DreamWorks. It’s a story about the New York Zoo, where all the animals lived. This was fine until one of them decided that he wanted to go wild.
Fearne came in as Hermione Granger from ‘Harry Potter’ written by JK Rowling. The story is set in Hogwarts, a school for young witches and wizards. The main theme of the mystical story is about a group of friends Harry, Ron and Hermione who get into some scary situations.
We had a surprise guest pop in to celebrate with us! Can you guess who it is?? It’s our Emma! Dressed up as Super Mario from Leo’s Nintendo game!
Our little Seedling Alfie wanted to join in so we looked in the dressing up box and up popped somebody we all know! He had knobby knee’s, turned out toes, a small baby wart at the end of his nose, purple prickles all over his back. Could it be? Possibly be! “O no! O yes it’s the Grufflo’s Child.’
We all sat down after lunch and watched Madagascar the movie and it was the perfect end to our day.
The Hungry Caterpillar 123
We all had lots of fun today using the Hungry Caterpillar 123 Story Sack. Even Chloe who is 8 joined in!
The children loved making the puppets which encouraged them to work as a group whilst also doing independent work.
Sophie Proud of Her Puppets 
Georgia Concentrating Hard 
Alfie Having a Go
Sophie loved looking through the book finding the numbers. While playing with the number card, Georgia made her own game up by tracing the numbers with her finger instead of using the white board marker. She beamed when she said, “I can write like mummy!”
Baby Jack loved The Puppets 
Sophie Recognised Number 8 
Sophie found it on the number chart too! 
The Activity Sack
Baby Jack didn’t miss out, he joined in by his big sister and the others using the puppets to make up other stories. Jack cooed and enjoyed the attention.
I asked the children after the activity if they enjoyed it and they all shouted a big ‘Yes’ and they played for the rest of the day with the puppets. We have a range of story sacks for sale including this one The Hungry Caterpillar 1 2 3. Just click the link to see our full store.
Wildlife Rangers Recycling Pots
Jacey looked in the recycling box and found this Bisto tub. He thought it would be good to use for his Chilli as it needed potting on.
He thinks that as the tub is quite thick, it will last longer than the toilet rolls we usually use. Jacey has put the plastic lid on the bottom to stop the water coming out.
Jacey also thinks when the plant has grown, he could just place the tub into the ground without the plastic lid ensuring the roots don’t get disturbed as the pot should break down and let the roots escape.
Jacey wants to be head gardener so made himself this crown. He decorated it with leaves.
Big Garden Delivery
Today the children all got excited with the delivery of a ton of peat-free compost.
We watched the Lorry driver use the big crane to put the massive sack into the front garden.
Next week we will be filling up the vegetable trugs to transplant our crops.
Tracie's Treasures 