We (mostly) love salad!

The school garden is looking splendid and we're enjoying all the wonderful work there is to do. 

Gardening Club is fantastic when we can spend most of it in the garden! 

Some of our salad leaves were ready to pick so we decided to do some tasting. We picked a selection, washed them and laid them out. They looked wonderful and very delicious.

Most of us tried them all - we even liked the ones that were peppery. Soon there were none left!

There were also some broad beans ready to be picked. It's very exciting opening them up to see what's inside. The cases are furry and soft inside to keep the beans safe.  We compared the taste of the bigger beans and of the smaller beans. The smaller ones were softer and sweeter. 

We ate them straight from the pod. At this time of year the garden needs a lot of water. Watering takes time but it's something we really enjoy - it gives us an excuse to examine the plants and check how they are all growing. 

Since our garden is in a playground used by the whole school it's sometimes difficult to keep the plants safe. With the best will in the world ball games, skipping, running and chasing (and just plain old curiosity) sometimes take their toll on the garden. To remind others to be careful of the plants we made some signs. 

It's quite hard to find the right balance. We want everyone to enjoy the garden but we also want the plants to thrive.