Portrait Pots! FAST School Holiday Workshop
No matter the weather, no matter the season – your plant pots can be sunny, vibrant and fun!
Pick & cook Green Tomato Pickles! Veggie Patch Science #19
Don’t let your tomatoes go to waste when the frosts hit – make these delicious Green Tomato Pickles! We show you how to find a bumper crop then take you through an easy recipe – it just needs a bit of prep!
Harvesting Beans! Veggie Patch Science #19
Learn when and how to harvest your beans from the bean pole we built way back in episode five!
Pick and Cook Carrot and Coriander Soup! Veggie Patch Science #18
Make this delicious Carrot and Coriander Soup – we show you how to pull carrots without them snapping off, then take you through an easy carrot soup recipe!
Pick and cook Zucchini Slice! Veggie Patch Science #17
Make this delicious Zucchini Slice – we show you how to pick them safely without damaging yourself or your plant, then take you through an easy recipe – with tips for chopping onions and cleaning eggs! With vegetarian and meat options, this Zucchini slice is versatile enough to be eaten hot or cold, for lunch or dinner with all sorts of sides.
Make a Sundial! Veggie Patch Science #16
Make a colourful sundial that really works for your garden!
Easy Batch Composting! Veggie Patch Science #15
Making compost doesn’t have to be a back-breaking enterprise – ditch the garden fork and give a Batch Composting Bucket a literal whirl instead!
Make a Natural Bird Feeder! Veggie Patch Science #14
Go on a bush walk to collect natural items to build a bird feeder to hang in your garden!
Make a Bee Billabong! Veggie Patch Science #13
Give your pollinating insects a helping hand by creating a safe place for them to sit and sip!
Make a Watering Can / Conserve Water! Veggie Patch Science #12
Learn how to conserve enough water for your garden every day – and make a watering can with upcycled bottles!
Pest Control! Veggie Patch Science #11
Now our plants are in we need to protect them from all sorts of hungry slugs, snails, aphids and other insects! Learn how to humanely keep pests off your veggie patch – and the last resort that is White Oil.
Plant Lomandra! NAIDOC Week 2020 – Veggie Patch Science #10
They say Lomandra thrives on neglect – but what does that really mean? Learn how to plant and nurture this native grass in this special NAIDOC Week 2020 gardening workshop.
Plant your Salads and Veggies! Veggie Patch Science #9
Plan where to put your plants so the right ones get of the plenty of sun or shade – and learn about Companion Planting, where some plants can protect others from pests or need to be kept apart as they compete for the same resources!
Frost Protection! Veggie Patch Science #8
Learn about why frost happens, where it happens most – and how to protect your seedling and winter vegetables from it!
Make a Rain Gauge! Veggie Patch Science #7
After some slight head-scratching, we use observational science to work out whether your veggie patch needs watering with our simple DIY rain gauge – it’s no to BOM standards, but we tell you why it doesn’t need to be!
Grow long straight carrots and big round beetroots! Veggie Patch Science Workshop #6
Don’t end up with tiny and twisted dirt-clogged carrots, with a little bit of sand we show you how to grow these long and straight – and great big beetroot too!
Make a Bean Pole Teepee! Veggie Patch Science Workshop #5
We plant our very first vegetable seedlings in the garden – climbing beans – and show you how to build a bean-pole teepee!
Make a Bird Nest Shop! Veggie Patch Science Workshop #4
Help the birds this spring by building a bird nest shop for your garden – our scarecrow may keep birds away from our seedlings but birds are very useful in the garden by eating insects that may damage our crop – so we don’t want to scare them away completely!
Growing from Seed for Free! Veggie Patch Science Workshop #3
We show you how to start growing vegetables from seed in our third Veggie Patch Science workshop – and if your library has a seed library it may not cost you anything!
Make a Scarecrow! Veggie Patch Science Workshop #2
In the second of our Veggie Patch Science workshops we take a break from digging to show you how to make a scarecrow!
Dig Your Plot! Veggie Patch Science Workshop #1
In the first of our Veggie Patch Science workshops we show you how to create a compass to choose the perfect spot for your plot, plan your vegetable patch and get digging or filling pots. We’ll also show you what we have in store for future weeks!
Edible Garden! FAST School Holiday Workshops
Grow your own edible garden in this fun science workshop!
Dirtbags! Gardening Science Home Workshop
Create a self-watering micro-climate garden on your window sill and watch how plants grow both above and below the soil!