Top 5 good and bad bugs for your garden!

During the week Andrea found a very good video which explains what insects you should have in your garden and which insects you shouldn't have! This video was very helpful to our group and we think it will be helpful for your garden project! The video also shows you how to release ladybirds correctly into your garden!:)

It's all about teamwork!

Our group have been very busy this week trying to really make our garden project come to life! This week in school we will be working really hard to get ready to present our project to our school community! We have to put all our pieces together to make a photostory and we must get all our ideas ready! If you have any good websites to help us please leave them below:) We would love your help for our project!

How to make a simple homemade fertilizer!

Banana's are very healthy for humans, but did you know that they also are extremely healthy for plants? Mr. Curtin gave us another challenge to figure out and the challenge was: 
   How does a banana peel help us with our soil!

Nicole figured out the question:

Banana peels work as a inexpensive and natural replacement for expensive fertilizers. Chop your banana peel into small pieces and simply mix it into the soil around the base of your flowers! :) 

How do diapers help plants grow?!

Our teacher recently gave us the challenge of finding out how do diapers help plants grow. We all thought our teacher was crazy when he told us that diapers can help your plants grow! But he was right! We discovered how this works!

 You will need:

1. An ordinary disposable diaper
2. Water
3. Soil
4. Mixing bowl

  Step to step:

1. Fill your diaper with roughly 4 cups of water. You will notice that after a few seconds all the fluid has been absorbed.
2. Rip the diaper open and put the contents into your bowl.
3. Add some more water and mix the two together.
4. Freeze the contents over night.
5. Now you need to mix the hydro gel with your soil until they are completely mixed.
6. Now you have a super absorbent soil that is light and fluffy and perfect for your plants!

Nicole found a video on youtube showing you step by step through the procedure!