ONLINE TEACHER’s ENVIRO PACK WEEK 5 MODULE 2 - SUMMER WWW.KARMAKIDSGROW.COM.AU
Create a vintage salad box Week 5 WWW.KARMAKIDSGROW.COM.AU COPYRIGHT 2015 KARMAKIDS GROW
CREATE A VINTAGE SALAD BOX WEEK 5 CREATE A VINTAGE SALAD BOX Companion Planting Growing/Drainage Seedlings- Care Edible Garden Soil/Compost Key Learning Areas Note: For a Sensory Garden – (5 senses) Sight, Taste, Smell WWW.KARMAKIDSGROW.COM.AU COPYRIGHT 2015 KARMAKIDS GROW
WEEK 5 Things you will need for this activity Vintage Wooden Box Salad Seedlings (lettuce, spring onion, rocket -$10 from nursery) Organic Soil Gloves/Mask Natural Oil (Linseed) WWW.KARMAKIDSGROW.COM.AU COPYRIGHT 2015 KARMAKIDS GROW
STEP 1 APPLY A LAYER OF NATURAL OIL OVER THE BOX TO PROTECT IT FROM THE ELEMENTS WWW.KARMAKIDSGROW.COM.AU COPYRIGHT 2015 KARMAKIDS GROW
STEPS 2, 3 AND 4 STEP 4 Plant 3 spring onion seedlings at back of box 5cm apart & 2 lettuce seedlings 25cm apart in the middle STEP 2 Make sure there are sufficient drainage holes for seedlings before planting Prepare soil by adding a layer of compost , a layer of organic soil & a layer of compost to box STEP 3 Give seedlings a good water before transplanting Then add 2 rocket seedlings at front of box WWW.KARMAKIDSGROW.COM.AU COPYRIGHT 2015 KARMAKIDS GROW
STEP 5 Taste your salad box once it is full grown & ask which flavours they like best Discuss why good drainage, companion planting & seedling care is important for growing good plants(see fact sheets) Explain why we use compost & why we layer our soil WWW.KARMAKIDSGROW.COM.AU COPYRIGHT 2015 KARMAKIDS GROW
See you next week and don’t forget to contact me if you have any questions. Angela x EMAIL: INFO@KARMAKIDSGROW.COM.AU