2020 has seen our pods become a bountiful and beautiful selection of fruits, vegetables and herbs.  The pods are a productive and valuable living classroom for teachers and  students. Thank you to the helpful hands of our students and Mr Nash who have planned, planted, nurtured and maintained the vege pods.  The students love to taste and experience new flavours in the garden.  

This year we have been growing different veggies and fruit in our vege pods. Some of these have been successful whilst others have been a little bit more challenging, like the Brussel sprouts. They’re growing uncontrollably which means we have more fruit and veg. Currently we are growing parsley, tomatoes, celery, strawberries and chives. During Summer, we planted and grew tomatoes, red onions, strawberries, chives, rhubarb and baby carrots. In Spring, we grew beetroot, parsley and celery. During Winter, we grew peas, broccolini, cauliflower and brussel sprouts. Each grade has a section in which they planted their vegetables in. We have had loads of fun planting and looking after these different veggies each day.

Pod 1 : Beetroot - spring
Pod 2 : Parsley - spring
Pod 3 : Tiny Tim tomatoes - summer
Pod 4 : Cauliflower - winter
Pod 5 : Pea - Bounty - winter
Pod 6 : Celery - winter/spring
Pod 7 : Red onion - spring/summer
Pod 8 : Strawberries - summer
Pod 9 : Chives - summer

Others throughout the year :

Broccolini - winter
Rhubarb - summer
Baby Carrots - summer
Brussel sprouts - winter

By Emily King and Ruby Francis

Keep an eye out in our 2021 newsletters for our vege corner news.