February 16th 2nd grade garden day

2/19/2023 8:14 pm

Note from our Garden Teacher Elanie: During Garden Day students participated in a discussion about ecosystems and the decomposers that are working hard to create a nutrient rich environment. I showed them my new worm farm and I think they were intrigued. I let them explore red wriggler worms, roly poly bugs, and snails on soil filled trays at their tables. It is always interesting to watch what happens shortly after I put the trays down. For most kids, it is like a magnet drawing them in to the middle of the table. They could hold the critters or just observe them on the tray. We discussed the weather and the planting of red la soda potatoes in their garden. We are having a contest between 2nd and 3rd grade when it comes to potato growing. Each bed was planted with 20 seed potato pieces. The number of eyes on each seed potato chunk was recorded on a craft stick and labeled in the garden. The 3rd grade garden has its first sprout after being planted on February 3. In May, we will harvest and count the number of potatoes harvested as well as the total pounds. One of the questions that we have is whether or not the number of eyes on a potato chunk has anything to do with the potato yield from that plant.