January

​Under the direction of Arline Schacherl, the First Grade students have begun their journey to learn about seeds and planting their very own garden.  On January 7, GMG’s went to East Avenue School to read the story, The Tiny Seed, written and illustrated by Eric Carle.  The children as well as the master gardeners had a great time.  

The remainder of the sessions are as follows:

• The second classroom session is January 21 beginning at 9 a.m.  (Alternate date is January 28.)  The students will be learning about the parts of a seed and how it grows into a plant.

• Session #3 is planting seeds at the Children’s Garden on February 4 beginning at noon.  (Alternate date is February 11.)  Two classes will arrive every twenty minutes to plant seeds radishes, carrots, lettuce, and spinach).  Each of the four teams in a class will work with one MG volunteer planting seeds

• Session #4 is a visit to the garden on March 3.  (Alternate date is March 10.)  Working with Master Gardeners, the visits begin at noon with two classes arriving every twenty minutes to check the progress/growth of the different crops, notice the difference in the leaves, and observe any variations between the beds.

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• Session #5 is harvesting the produce from the garden on April 28.  (Alternate date is May 5.)  Beginning at noon two classes arrive every twenty minutes to harvest the vegetables with the help of MG’s.   Produce will be divided among students at the garden to take home.

​To get the garden ready for planting there will be a work day on Saturday, January 16 at the Children’s Garden to weed, add compost and clean up around the raised beds, put in the string grid for square-foot gardening, and perhaps add another layer of mulch around the beds.