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The Purple Radish sprouted, but so did the mold. There may even be a little critter in the bottom photo.
The students sowed their first seeds! They planted peppercress and cilantro (which is also know as coriander). They recorded data in their science observation sheets.
A look back at 53K @ 437’s trip to the BBG.
This movie is a nice look back at how P4K celebrated Plant Learn Grow in days gone by…
Emily from 721K shows off the seed starting mix that her teacher sent her so that she can plant from home. The class has been doing a number of remote planting experiments with lemon and avocado seeds. As you can see, they have also been practicing recycling and sustainability while they are at home. Great job class Y51 and thank you Ms. O’Donnell!
Since all of us are working from home or learning from home, why not share stories about our home gardens? I’ll start.
This glass terrarium is the only garden we have in the house. In fact, there are no other plants anywhere except for inside that. We bought it pre-made from Costco (!) last year, and it has been thriving ever since. There are four spiky cactus plants, and a bigger, more classic-looking cactus in the back.
There are other plants in there, too.
Cactus-type plants are pretty forgiving —Â there are weeks when we forget to water it — and love sunlight. I recommend them for home-gardeners that have not had luck with other plants.
Ms. Jazzmen’s class at 77K recently revived their tower garden and planted some new seeds to get it going. Check out their engineering skills and the awesome diagrams that they sketched to show the process. Once the plants are transferred, they will train their peers in other classes in the maintenance and upkeep of the garden. Way to go 77 for starting the first in-school hydroponics work site!
Investigating edamame seeds and discovering fuzzy caterpillars at the Genovesi farm.
This year four D75 classes are partnering with the Genovesi Environmental Study Center in Mill Basin, Brooklyn, making multiple visits over the year to study plant and animal adaptations. An added bonus: lunch with the chickens! (They are very friendly!)
D75 Plant Learn Grow 