by alam13859 | Dec 4, 2019 | Student Experiences, Uncategorized
One of the many edibles that we are growing in the garden is the Cucamelon. Cucamelons are like small Watermelons in appearance but on the inside they taste much more like Cucumbers. Cucamelons can be pickled with aromatic spices to give them more flavour. Like most pickle recipes, they take a while to infuse with the vinegar. As the pickling process happens, the Cucamelons get softer and the spices will infuse into the flesh of the Melon to give it that nice tangy taste.
by alam13859 | Dec 4, 2019 | Student Experiences, Uncategorized
In our garden, we are currently growing okra, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, limes, green beans, dill and kang kong. Over the last few weeks, we have been able to add more soil and compost to the beds and we have weeded in addition to planting more edible plants. Furthermore, we have also created some frames for the beans to grow up for.
I have learnt that some people are not disposing of their plastics in the correct place as we found a lot of plastic in the compost which came from the food waste bins. This helped me learn about how every small action counts.
by alam13859 | Dec 4, 2019 | Student Experiences, Uncategorized
I have learnt how to harvest a lot of things such as Kang kong, tomatoes, okra, limes, green beans and dill. I have also learned how to cook beans because I brought them home and my Mum showed me how to cook them. I have also re-learned how to compost and what weed is and what isn’t. Ultimately, I’ve realized how much fun looking after a garden can be.
by alam13859 | Nov 20, 2019 | Student Experiences, Uncategorized
At the start of the year, I had to hack out a dense pile of vines that had grown up over the summer break. I was using the garden scissors to cut the vines and pull them out for composting. Mr Sparks set us the task of clearing an overgrown bed t. So I started pulling vines out of the bed but we quickly realised that the vines were growing out of the bed itself, o it was challenging to remove them. Once the bed was cleared we were able to plant. In the new bed and we are confident that we will get beautiful Cancun.
by alam13859 | Nov 20, 2019 | Garden Updates, Uncategorized
Potato madness
Recently Wednesday Incredible Edibles team planted sweet potatoes in the garden. Mr Sparks came to the service with two packs of sprouted sweet potatoes and set us the challenge of planting them in one of the beds to see if they would grow. First, we weeded the bed and then we dug some holes in the soil and placed the potatoes neatly under the soil.
This week we came back to check on the beds and we have new potatoes! Hopefully, they will continue to grow
