Team 4

Got a green thumb?

Well, the students at Little Harbour School do! At LHS, the third and fourth graders have been growing seeds. We have many different seeds that we have planted.  Herbs, flowers, and vegetables make a nice variety of things to plant!

      Do you like your food fresh?  Some of the veggies we grow will be served in the cafeteria.  When we get hot lunch, we can grab a healthy, fresh treat!

Don’t have time to grow your own veggies? Don’t worry! On Fridays, in late spring, over on the hot top after school, the 4^th graders will be selling fresh vegetables and flowers!  The money will go back into the garden

We have spent time growing and watering and caring for the plants and hope you enjoy them!

Thank you!

TEAM 4

“By EC”

2nd Grade Planted Seeds Today

It was a great day for planting today with the temperature in the 50°s and sunny. And that is just what the students in Mrs. Cannon's, Mrs. Trudel's, Ms. Santa Maria's and Mrs. Albright's classes did.  They planted cole crop seeds in the garden.  Cole crop vegetables (not cold as I thought) are hardy and grow best in spring and fall.  Among these vegetables are broccoli, cauliflower and kale.  And those were some of the seeds planted today.  They also planted peas. Many of the plants have a harvest period of 60 days so the goal is to be able to share this  crop in the cafeteria before summer vacation begins.   Give a big hand to the second graders!!

The second grade planted seeds with parent volunteer Kirsten Hunter.

Seed Planting Begins

Seed planting took place by the 3rd and 4th graders during March.  The 3rd grade planted several types of cold crops .  We should be able to harvest them  during the months of September and October when you come back from summer vacation.  It would allow the garden to share more of its produce in the cafeteria.  Some of the seeds that were planted include broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes and beans.  


The 4th grade planted herbs and pansy seeds this year.  The herbs included oregano, basil, cilantro and parsley.

Each class is taking responsibility for watering each of their seed flats.  The teachers have appointed a water wizard to oversee the watering.  This has worked extremely well and we will continue to use this approach.

After the danger of frost, we will begin putting the seedlings into the hoop house to get them used to the outdoors.  When the soil in the raised beds is warm enough, the second grade will begin to plant the seedlings.

In the meantime, we are going to begin planting some spinach, kale and snap peas and hope to have them available in the cafeteria by June!

We will keep you posted on what's happening in the coming weeks.  So long for now and thanks for reading the blog.