C.I.P Gardening

C.I.P Gardening 

In C.I.P last week we went down to the garden and moved all the tyres and looked through the classroom to see what we can change and do. Some people started move thing's out of the classroom and the rest of us moved the tyres and started taking the dirt off the mats to lift up the mats. 

In C.I.P This week we went out to our school garden and 20 people starting take everything out of the classroom and 10 other people helped cut down tree's and the rest did the gardening part. If you was in the gardening part you had to to dig up the soil, and make a row down the garden where we are going to plant some things. Then some of us went and cut down some branches from the tree's and put them into a pile's. 

The reason why we dugged up the dirt is to move around the soil so then we can plate new soil that is fresh and soft, then once we place the soil into the garden the plates with grow probably. 

Why did we find so much worms when we dugged up the dirt? 

The reason is because earthworms spend most of their days living underground in the soil and dirt, they surface at night order to feed on organic matter. Therefore you can collect the worms at night without have to dig in the day time. A shovel or small spade to move all the soil around or turn it over. 

Why are worms good for soil?

Worms help to  increase the amount of air and water that get to the soil underground. They break down the organic matter, like leaves and grass into things that plants can use. When they eat they leave behind castings that are a very valuable type of fertiliser. Worms are like free farmer help.