Spring Garden

Mrs. Carley helped us prepare the garden for the Spring.  Students spent time pulling up the Fall garden, leaving a few plants behind, and tilling the soil.  Mrs. Carley taught the students about prepping the beds for planting, watering, fertilizing the soil, and amounts of sunlight.  We added corn, tomatoes, new herbs, and other yummy veggies.  A strawberry plant that has already begun to produce two strawberries was also added.  The students look forward to Mrs. Carley's visits and hopefully we will have a spring tasting before school gets out. 

And We Have Plants!

The fourth graders have worked over the past few weeks to get our garden ready for plants.  They learned how to check the acidity of the soil, plot a garden, till the soil, and determine which plants to plant first based on the sun.  This past Thursday, the students got to plant the first plants of the year.  They planted both seedlings and seeds along with some herbs.  We will be watching to see if the fruits of our labor are great.  Thank to everyone who has helped us with the garden.  We really appreciate it!

Matthew and Elizabeth plant some lettuce.

Mrs. Carley shows the class how to pull the plants out correctly.  Justin watches intensely.

Thank you to our volunteers, Mrs. Carley and Mrs. Fesenmeier.

4th Grade Garden

In Science, my class planted a garden.  Everyone got a turn to dig.  We pulled the weeds out from the dirt.  We also dug holes and planted plants in them.  The weather was hot.  It felt like summer.  I had a fun time planting the garden.

 Story and Pictures by Grace H.