I am teaching a kindergarten class about plants and one of the "science" projects is growing a series of plants from seedlings. I've planned out my plants but would like them to see them before we leave for the summer.
Is there a way of assisting the initial growth of the seedlings?
Didn't know about radishes (or other tubers) growing quickly. I'm _usually_ given more time which has always allowed a good growth for tracking. The best experiment was sunflowers but that was three years ago so my memory might be a little rosey in hue.
Thanks for the idea. I'll give it a try.
The kids were excited when they got to choose their own peppers (jalapenos, seranos, and Anaheim) to plant. They also planted sweet basil, cilantro, and mint in pots they painted...
Not too new but certainly not a seasoned veteran of seedlings. It's never been an issue prior with the end-of-year looming so quickly. It's hell being queued at the end of a kit cycle.
Heat helps, but plants have their own maturity times, and germination of a couple of days earlier is not going to get you results much faster in the long run.
Maybe you could plant something that they could take home and nurture after school ends. If each child brings in a small plastic container with a hinged lid (like the ones cherry tomatoes come in), they could make a salad garden with a sprinkle of lettuce seeds in the middle, surrounded by green onions. The onions will be fun to taste long before they are ready to harvest, and baby lettuce can be nibbled on too, so the kids could get a little taste of their work before school ends. Then they could take it home and keep it watered for their own summer salads.
Besides radishes, green beans and peas come up quickly and peas and radishes are both early spring plants that could be harvested before school is out.
Maybe you can arrange for the 1st grade teacher to give them extra credit for the project but two and a half months seems like a long time for your average kindergardener to stay focused. Stress, negative reinforcement, doesn't make for life time learners.
I'd go for the "Easter Egg Radish"- (25 days)
A local nursery may have the seeds. You only need four weeks,
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