Thanks to all for supporting our Whole Foods 5% Day! We will receive $4237 towards our school garden! This brings our grand total to $13,737!!
Fifth graders will be testing seeds we saved and collected from last fall for viability. You can do this at home with your old seeds or you can have your class do it. Mist a paper towel. Place 5-10 seeds on the paper towel and fold it, pressing the seeds in between the layers. Put inside a sealed plastic bag. Check every day, keep the paper towel misted and if 80% or so of seeds sprout, you can plant them and are good to go!
We are also taking data on sunrise and sunset times. Students are seeing daylight increasing by around 2 minutes a day. March 20th is the vernal equinox, when hours of light and darkness are the same. It's worth celebrating as daylight continues to increase until the summer solstice in June. Students are also taking data on high and low temperatures and the data is not pretty so far. Most garden curriculums follow a "Plan to Plot to Plant to Party" cycle. You can celebrate building, planting, and harvesting!
We've tentatively scheduled a Building the Garden Day on Saturday, April 11th. We'll be looking for volunteers and expertise, so keep that date in mind!
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