Today, we started off planting an avocado seed that had grown roots and little itsy bitsy stems. Soil gives nutrients to the plants in it. That's why it is called black gold. We learned what back filling was, too. You put the soil back in to cover the roots. Then we went outside! We planted the azalea and 2 ground covers. First we un-clumped the soil. Then Mrs. W dug the holes. We took the plants out of the containers. The azalea was a rough job! It took 8 of us to loosen it up and tug it out. Then we all back filled the plants. We newspapered the garden next. We did this to keep the weeds from growing. It blocks out the sun. We put a little bit of soil on top of the newspaper to keep it from flying away. Then we covered everything (except the plants) with lots and lots and lots of mulch; 3 garbage cans full! Finally we gave everything in the garden a nice drink! Our outdoor classroom is looking great!
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