Worm Composting and Gardening

Worm Composting

              

       The other day we got to feed the worms. We had to bring food for it every day and we tore up newspaper and put it in the worm bin. We learned that the worms eat the newspaper too. We also learned that they need to stay in the wet environment and they do not like sunlight (worms are photophobic) so when you open the lid they will burrow into the soil. Also, they like to to eat rotten food, like apples and spinach. They are decomposers, do not eat each other, and they lay up to 1000 eggs in 6 months.  The things that like to eat worms are humans, birds, pigs and rats.

Gardening 

      Last week Tuesday we made a garden with kale, lettuce, mixed greens, and even basil! The first half of the class had to dig up things like weeds and nut grass and then the other half of the class did all the planting. Every day, someone has to water the plants to keep them healthy and so bugs do not eat them, like snails and slugs. Plants need sunlight and water to survive. Fertilizer also helps. We made natural fertilizer by digging up the vines that used to be planted in the garden and chopping them up. Then we put them inside the dirt. Our plants are doing well so far! They are growing and we hope they continue to grow more so we can harvest it at the end of the summer!