Students in Level 1, 2 and 3 have learnt about herbs and their uses. As we have many different herbs in our garden, it was great to be able to harvest these for my lessons. We talked about the importance of herbs and how they are used.
Students explored what they looked like and what kind of smell they had.
In small groups students discussed the features of their herb, recording their observations.
Then we made a gorgeous herbed tea....
...which we all loved!
We tried one with mint, lemon and honey...scrummy.....
Then we dried some oregano for when there is none in our garden.
Level 1 and 2 students took some cuttings of Rosemary which they propagated. We are planning to grow a Rosemary hedge in our
Peace Garden.
We wash our recycled pots.....
We fill up our pots with organic propagating soil.....
After stripping the lower leaves and cutting off the top leaves, we dip our cutting into honey, a great and safe alternative to hormone powder......
We make a little hole into the soil......
...and place our little cutting into the soil, pressing firmly around the cutting....
...and voila.....our little cutting is almost ready with its label.....
But first a little drink......
and now to find a sheltered spot in our garden for them to grow!
Wish us luck!!
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