We enjoyed reading the book ‘Growing Good’ by Bernard Ashley and Anne Wilson. The characters in the story use some land opposite their house that has recently been cleared of a factory to plant fruit and vegetables. The neighbours argued saying they wanted a car park to be built.
We discussed land use and how planting fruit and vegetables is a good use of the space and that the community all enjoyed growing their own food and eating it.
It was suggested that we plant something. Therefore we planted broad beans.
As scientists we decided to put some of the beans in different conditions to grow.
- one bean has no water
- one bean has been placed in the dark
- another bean has been planted without soil
Here are some photos of us planting them and how they are growing so far.
