Today is COMPOSTING day --Ye
sterday we sent home a note and a zip-lock bag for kids to fill with items for a compost pile.We have a guest presenter, a master composter and volunteer with the master gardeners group from the region. After the classroom lesson, we head outside to see the humus that a good compost pile can produce. The Mr. P. shows us how to unhook the sides of the mesh box that holds the composting leaves, grass and garden clippings. Our students take turns forking the pile back into the enclosure. This is our way of "turning" the pile. After it is turned, they check the temperature with a special probe and find the temperature climbs to 173 degrees. That's real
ly hot!Today we also discover our very first pepper growing on one of the plants.
As always, it's also a day to journal and note what has changed.
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