Ok so this is step 1. This is your easy peasy intro to gardening.
Ask students to bring in a potato. Some will, some won't.
If you have 10 potatoes, that's great!
Watch them germinate and put them in a big tub full of soil.
In June, go dig for potatoes!
BC teachers - here is a program that supplies seeds, tubs and soil for free - https://www.bcaitc.ca/spuds-tubs
This is their timeline for the potatoes:
Early March: plant your seed potatoes in the tub
April: move your plants outside during the day for extra sunshine
May/June: water and feed your potato plants
Early June: harvest time!
If you do want to take it a step further - also ask for students to bring in garlic cloves, plant that and watch them grow. I even added a little magnifier so we can really see them growing!
Now you have a little meal, maybe you even grew some herbs to go along with it!
Put together a menu, a center piece and a reserved sign and students will feel like they're at a fancy restaurant!
Grow some kale and add kale chips to the menu!
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