Time to Harvest and to Build
November 1, 2013 - What began as a rainy and blustery day turned into a springlike afternoon. After snack and playground time, Mrs. Regina informed the gardeners that the lettuces looked ready to pick, especially given the risk of cold weather in the next few weeks. Mrs. Regina and Mrs. Tina helped the children pick the leaves to fill plastic bags to take home. Then the Clover Buds worked with Mrs. Regina, Mrs. Tina, and Mrs. Huelskoetter to decorate bird houses with paint and beans, seeds, and pasta shapes. These bird houses are liliputian and are really for indoor, decorative use, such as Christmas tree ornaments or part of a winter scene. The Grizzly Gardeners learned about the different types of mouth parts of insects and tried out for themselves how to get nutrients in similar fashion: index fingers next to their mouths for eating dried cranberries, a juice pouch drink as an example of piercing mouth parts, and a damp sponge for picking up sugar, which the gardeners did not actually eat. The Grizzly Gardeners then learned about solitary bees as beneficial pollinators for gardens. Each worked on building a solitary bee house, constructed with paper straws and a sturdy container. These may be hung by two pieces of twine and placed near a garden to encourage solitary bees to make a home there.
Lettuce and KohlrabiMrs. Regina and Mrs. Tina advised the gardeners to go ahead and pick the lettuces, because the weather will likely turn quite cold in the next few weeks.
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Decorating Bird Houses for Fun
Each Clover Bud gardener worked at a color station to paint his or her own little bird house. Some houses were in the shape of a barn, others a town hall or yurt (!), and the rest were a more traditional bird house shape. The gardeners could then attach beans, seeds, and pasta shapes to enhance the beautiful painting.
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Do you know a business or an individual who could donate plants, seeds, or supplies to the Grymes Garden Club? Contact the school to let us know! We have raised beds for vegetables, as well as a divide and multiply garden.
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Thanks Southern States, Louisa, VA
Thanks for the vegetable plants!
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Thanks Lake Anna Nursery
Thank you for the seeds for our fall garden!
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Thanks Sarah's Pumpkin Patch
Thank you for the pumpkins!
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