Sampling the Soil

As part of our Garden to Table lesson today, Howard brought in 3 different types of dirt from his garden for us to look at closely.  The first soil sample was a very fine, silty clay type soil.  The second was straight from his compost heap and was filled with lots of organic material and was crawling with life - worms, slaters, earwigs.  The last sample for us to investigate was soil straight from his vegetable garden.  Everyone was amazed at how many creatures were living in the compost heap, helping to break the organic material down.

Bethany, Cara and Orla handle the silty, clay soil

Liam and Sharzia discovering what's living in the compost heap