I last visited the school garden on August 16th as we went on holiday for two weeks. We have been watering everyday as most of the produce is in raised beds and pots. it looked 10 times better than any of the allotments do around here.
Everything was looking grand, Borlottis and purple French beans hanging from the arches, more beans up a few trellis in between the windows, tomatoes tumbling over the edges of the beds. sunflowers going to seed. Nasturtiums just beginning to do their thing. at the beginning of the holiday we planted carrots for the autumn and some autumn lettuce. courgettes cropping pak choi fattening up.
Now I think it is very important for the kids to come back in the autumn and to harvest the last toms and beans etc and generally get the feel of the end of the season and to assess what worked well and what failed.
Despite me telling the head and the teachers and the caretakers this the assistant caretaker asked the head if he could tidy up a bit and she agreed.
Need I say more than the words SCORCHED EARTH
Not a bean or flower to be seen.
I am so disappointed I'm not quite sure what to say I just needed to share - perfect end to a perfectly disastrous week - I will explain in another post.
A not very happy Nora
