Seedlings are the first step of a vegetable garden. The observation of germination and plant growth is also an effective way of raising interest in gardening and nature.
Sowing seeds with the Paris Anim’ centre (CLAJE)
This Wednesday afternoon, the children from the Paris Anim centre (CLAJE) came to the Traversine de Villiot garden for a sowing activity. We provided them with mini greenhouses, composed of a equipped with a water reserve, a seedling tray and … Read More
Sowing broad beans in the traversine Villiot garden
Broad beans are one of the few crops that have to be sown in late autumn.Their large seeds are easy for the children to plant, and in a few days they will be able to see the shoots emerge…Another advantage … Read More
Nursery school children plant lettuce at Traversine Villiot
As part of their work tending the Traversine Villiot vegetable garden, the nursery school children from école de Bercy transplanted lettuce plants onto the mandala and the garden beds.
Sowing in the Garden of Skill’s greenhouse at Malanti
The women in charge of the Garden of Skills at Malanti in Eswatini are preparing the selection of seeds that they will put into pots in the greenhouse. It’s a painstaking task, so as not to waste this precious resource … Read More
Planting courgettes in Sandiare
As part of the seed project involving Agrosemens, APAF and The Ivory Foundation, Thieleme, the technician in charge of greenhouses in the Mbour region, planted courgette seedlings in the Sandiare and Nobadane greenhouses. The varieties were selected to best suit … Read More
Seed sowing workshop with the children of the Bercy nursery school, Paris
Even in November, it is still time to sow some seeds… and it is what the children of the nursery school of Bercy did! Hoping that the first sprouts will survive the cold winter, the children sowed yellow turnips, lettuce, … Read More
Sowing parsley in the containers of the primary schools of Bercy, Paris
In October, it is still time to sow parsley, it is what we made with the children of the primary schools of Bercy. In the school’s containers, which had been prepared with fertile soil, the children delicately sowed parsley seeds. The … Read More
The reproduction of the cauliflower in the garden of the Traversine Villiot, Paris
In the garden of the Traversine Villiot, our cauliflower, after having formed a compact vegetable, continued its growth. To the astonishment of the children, it has grown new stems. This is what we call the process of going to seed … Read More
Seedlings in full growth in Bala’s garden (Senegal)
The seedlings prepared by Abdourhamane, the head gardener of the Bala garden, are a success! The shoots of the different varieties of tomatoes and aubergines have emerged from the plates with a very satisfactory germination rate. As part of the … Read More
Sowing in the seed greenhouse of the Bala centre (Senegal)
The Ivory Foundation has developed a reproductive seed production project in Senegal with the organic seed company Agrosemens. The Bala medical centre in eastern Senegal, near Tambacounda, is one of the pilot sites associated with this initiative. Abdourhamane, head of … Read More
Seedlings in the Garden of Skills, Eswatini
Today, the women of the Garden of Skills planted peppers, beets, lettuce and spinach on the beds of the “Teenji” (Teen G for youth garden), the garden in front of the workshop, half of which is used for educational activities … Read More
Assembling trays for the greenhouse nursery at the Garden of Skills, Eswatini
A system of interlocking trays developed by Designing Hope was entrusted to the women of Malanti to optimize their plant production. This durable and resistant system avoids the use of disposable cups, which are difficult to find locally.
Onion and oca planting with the children of the nursery in the garden of Villiot, Paris
The children from the nursery were introduced to gardening at the Villiot garden by planting onion and oca bulbs on the earth beds that form the mandala. In the holes dug with their little shovels, they put potting soil to … Read More
Seedling with the Lauris preschool at the Grand Potager
In the bioclimatic greenhouse of the Grand Potager (Domaine de Fontenille), the Lauris preschool children realized seedlings. They filled their little cardboard pot with potting soil, then packed the soil. When the soil is almost at the top of the … Read More
Video- seedling in the Grand Potager of Fontenille
In this video, Emile shows us an example of a beneficial crop combination in the Grand Potager de Fontenille, in the Luberon. Here, the cultivation mound is composed of white onions associated with savoy cabbage. This combination of alliums and … Read More
Using the seed drill at the Lauris Great garden
Little demonstration of sowing at the Grand Potager of Fontenille, in the Luberon. On prepared ridges of 80cm wide, Mael , the head of cultivation in the vegetable garden, uses the single-row precision seed drill for a new row of … Read More
A nursery for Macambeni garden needs
In order to quickly produce vegetables in the garden, a nursery has been set up in the office of Fundzisa Live Association, located near Macambeni. The plants can be grown with better control of the watering needs, and with better … Read More
La Traversine – First plants
The beginning of 2017 saw the first seedlings and plants on the garden of the Traversine … The season is certainly not the best for seedlings, but we still have sown cabbages and leeks in mini the greenhouses, and lettuces … Read More
Agroforestry – Ladysmih
On the occasion of the agroforestry training given by APAF in May 2017, a visit was organized to Ladysmith. The children of the Halfway House of Roosboom have set up a nursery and sowed the seeds of fertilizer trees given … Read More
Planting Chaya – Ladysmith
Chaya is a plant of Central America similar to spinach. Chaya is easy to grow in temperate climate. It is tolerant to heavy rain and drought. Propagation can be done easily by cutting 20cm of the stems and planting them … Read More
Lesotho – Preparation of planting fertilizer trees
The seeds of fertilizer trees are covered with a natural coat which protects them but which also slows down the germination process. Some seeds require a scarification, which breaks this protective envelope. The seeds of moringa or gliricidia require only … Read More
Sowing in Roosboom
Preparation of winter seedlings in plastic buckets. The seedlings will then be placed on the garden beds.
Nursery in Swaziland
Fundzisa Live’s garden now hosts the nursery that supplies the various gardens around Piggs Peak Macambeni Garden, Piggs Peak Hospital Garden, and the school gardens, in addition to the local nurseries allready in place in each school. The seedlings are … Read More