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2012 - We’ve come a long way from our original garden on East campus, but we knew we could do even better! |
First the students cleared the plants from the old beds. We had been growing marigolds, ginger and eggplants, but for the most part the soil in the beds had been washed away by the heavy rain which is a regular occurrence in tropical Singapore. We knew that we needed a better system.
We borrowed a few old bricks from Dover campus. And with the help of the Middle School Urban Gardeners and Shahril from Facilities (who came into school on his day off!) we built four new beds which could withstand the harsh climate of Singapore.
Next, we worked with Mr Erickson to mix the original soil with new soil and coconut husk. Andrew and Shaurya write: “Some of us had never made a bed. Mr Erickson helped Shaurya, Anni and Isabelle making the beds. It was a really fun process as we had to mix, add and mash. It is very tiring as there are many layers. By the end of it, all of us were very tired, but in the end you do feel very happy.”
Meanwhile, other members of the gardening team were planting seeds in our seed tubes (raised up high to avoid attack from snails and ants) so that we would have seedlings ready to plant in our new beds.
Our final step was to plant out our precious seedlings into our brand new beds. The plants look right at home and are growing well. We’re looking forward to our next harvest.
good luck you green-fingered gardeners! Hope we can visit sometime...we love your seed toobes..cool idea! Best wishes form Dover gardeners!
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