Growing Lettuce in a Bag
Central Elementary School second graders celebrated Earth Day this past week with a visit from the Des Plaines Garden Club.
Garden Club volunteers brought supplies for the second graders to grow lettuce in a plastic bag.
First the students were asked to write their name, the date and what they were growing on a bag.
They were then given a "jiffy" pod, or soil, to put in the bag.
After watering the pod, they took lettuce seeds and pushed them lightly into the moistened soil.
The students were told to place the bag in a sunny window and to keep an eye on it daily, watering as needed to keep it moist.
In a few weeks the students will have grown their own lettuce in a bag!
Thank you to the Des Plaines Garden Club for spending time with our second graders this week!
- Central