The tadpoles are getting big! We did lose quite a few in the beginning and I have ideas to fix it for next year but we are loving watching them grow! I keep checking every day for legs but don’t see any yet.
We had a worm sort last week, it was so nice out, I took the worm bins outside and dumped them out on big pieces of cardboard and the kids sorted through it all pulling out worms. They had a blast and found tons of worm eggs, so we must be doing a good job with our composting! I’m already thinking about getting nightcrawlers to add to the mix for next year! Speaking of nightcrawlers, in the school parking lot the other morning we found a huge nightcrawler! I couldn’t believe how long it was - probably about 9 inches long - I picked it up and brought it in to show the kids. Our red wigglers only 4 inches long so it’s quite a difference!
Oh and remember the girl who was totally grossed out by worms on our first day? She was digging right in - without a glove! I gave the student the option of wearing a glove because they were really going to be digging in it and some was a little too wet.
We had a worm sort last week, it was so nice out, I took the worm bins outside and dumped them out on big pieces of cardboard and the kids sorted through it all pulling out worms. They had a blast and found tons of worm eggs, so we must be doing a good job with our composting! I’m already thinking about getting nightcrawlers to add to the mix for next year! Speaking of nightcrawlers, in the school parking lot the other morning we found a huge nightcrawler! I couldn’t believe how long it was - probably about 9 inches long - I picked it up and brought it in to show the kids. Our red wigglers only 4 inches long so it’s quite a difference!
Oh and remember the girl who was totally grossed out by worms on our first day? She was digging right in - without a glove! I gave the student the option of wearing a glove because they were really going to be digging in it and some was a little too wet.
The finished compost all dewormed. We probably should have waited a little bit longer, but we needed some good dirt for a school flower bed!