We had a drop of welcomed rain in the last week and everything's gone crazy! The runner beans have sprouted, the carrots are getting there, the peas are spreading and Class 7 and Class 9's beds have gone into overdrive!
I took four lads up today, the first time since last Thursday (it's a long story) and feared a jungle and a couple of triffids, but instead we found these!
No, not big Year 5 boys, but RADISHES!
We planted a multicoloured pack in a bed and to our delight, there were several fat plump juicy ones. As you can see, there's white ones, red ones and purple ones. The boys wanted to try them, so we had a scientific test where we tasted each one to find out if they tasted different as well as looked different. The boys were surprised with the spicy kick radishes have, but thought the white ones were the less spicy and the redder ones the best spicy taste. They then tried to sell them to Mr Maldonado after he commented on them on passing "mmmm, I love radishes" and was chased back to his classroom! That's my boys!
It was a very hot day with a nice breeze and we did some more sowing in the garden, the inevitable weeding and tidying. The boys tried to bargain with me to take them out every Wednesday, but I knew they were after only one thing - more radishes.
I'm just chuffed that somethings grown and we've had our first crop!
It was a very hot day with a nice breeze and we did some more sowing in the garden, the inevitable weeding and tidying. The boys tried to bargain with me to take them out every Wednesday, but I knew they were after only one thing - more radishes.
I'm just chuffed that somethings grown and we've had our first crop!
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