Garden+Journals

Garden Journals  This is my first garden journal Every tuesday the entire class went to the garden, even if it was raining or if it was really cold. Each week we had different jobs for example the compost group, harvesting group, biologist group and maintenance group. We only had three teachers to tell us what to do and there all experts. I thought it was a fun experience to be out the garden and learning about interesting things living out there.

Garden Journal #1

My group and I were harvesters for the first time. Today we worked with one of the teachers and we harvested tomatoes and leaves. The composting group showed me a giant slug and a slimy snail. My group and I saw a spider and we told one of our teachers if we can kill it and they said no because the spiders help the plants. I’m wondering what job I’m going to do the next time we go to the garden.

Garden Journal #2

My group was the composting group for the first time. It was interesting because we got to see a lot of organisms for example we saw [|snails], [|slugs],[| isopods] and [|centipedes]. I knew I should’ve not left my paper where we put all the decomposers because when I went to go fill out the paper, my paper was all slimy and disgusting. I learned that all those decomposers help the earth by eating dead things and putting nutrients back to the soil to make new living things. My group and has to wait a week to find out what our next job is going to be.

Garden Journal #3

My group and I were the maintenance group for the first time. We were in the maintenance group and it was pretty cool. We had to shovel a hole and plant the thirsty producer. Under the soil we seen isopods, worms and snails. There was a lot of soil and water. Its obvious what our job is going to be next.

Garden Journal #4

My group and I were biologists for the first time it was pretty cool all we had to do is to observe. We seen plants bitten from decomposers they left holes on the producer. My group and I finished the assignment we were told and did the bonus part.

Garden Journal #5.

Today we were harvesters for the second time but I was still wondering what we were going to do. Then the teachers spoke to us and said we have to harvest this plant called lemon balm. So my group and I picked them and washed before we made it and separated the leaves in to a pile. After we boiled them and added herbs and waited till it was done. When the tea was done we put sugar to give it flavor but the tea looked weird. My group and I handed the tea to our classmates and teachers. Some people liked it and some didn't. I didn't want to try it because the students reaction when they tasted the tea it was horrible. I like how actually got to cook something at least.

Garden Journal #7

Me and my group were maintenance for the second time was we had to shovel some soil and put it back on the flower beds. I can't believe i was panicing because there were mad bugs that I was scared of. For example isopods, worms, red spider that we found in the soil and a centipedes. When we got the spiders one of the teachers said to go to the compost and put it with the centipede. Later we observed it and it looked like the spider and the centipede were fighting each other. In my opinion i didn't really like being maintenance group because there to many insects that i was scared of.

Garden Journal #9

Today is our last day at the garden which is so sad. What I liked about this day was that we got to pick any card and on the back of the paper we had a job to do. I was hoping to get compost and I did.